🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.30645, -0.69545
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Mindenhurst Central SANGs car park 272m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Mindenhurst Central SANGs car park 272m away — 10 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Gatekeeper, Box Tree Moth +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Gatekeeper, Box Tree Moth +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wellesley Green RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pluto TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route▾
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Pine woods, Porridgepot Hill
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