Shalbourne Sports Ground 5 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Getting here
51.36057, -1.54493
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Hogweed +167 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pewsey Vale Circular Walk Walking route ▾
The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Mid Wilts Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 403 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 403 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Test Valley Tour V Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Vernham Dean Off-Road cycle trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Lynch bridleway · 650 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 650 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map The Lynch bridleway · 147 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 147 m Path type: service
Show on map The Lynch bridleway · 119 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 119 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
4,206 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,206 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Wren +37
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Whitethroat Curruca communis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Field Vole
Otter Lutra lutra Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2021 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 27 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Oedemera femoralis · Tromatobia lineatoria · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Suillia pallida · Syrphus ribesii +22
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2023 Tromatobia lineatoria Tromatobia lineatoria2022 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022 Suillia pallida Suillia pallida2021 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Lords-and-Ladies · Wild Privet · Early-purple Orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid +44
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2021 Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024 Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024 Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,206 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Wren +37
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Whitethroat Curruca communis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Field Vole
Otter Lutra lutra Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2021 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 27 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Oedemera femoralis · Tromatobia lineatoria · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Suillia pallida · Syrphus ribesii +22
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2023 Tromatobia lineatoria Tromatobia lineatoria2022 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022 Suillia pallida Suillia pallida2021 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Lords-and-Ladies · Wild Privet · Early-purple Orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid +44
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2021 Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024 Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024 Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Mastrus silbernageli Mastrus silbernageli2022
Mastrus silbernageli Mastrus silbernageli2022
Endromopoda detrita Endromopoda detrita2022
Endromopoda detrita Endromopoda detrita2022
Ischnus inquisitorius Ischnus inquisitorius2022
Ischnus inquisitorius Ischnus inquisitorius2022
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2021
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2021
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2021
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2021
Vulgichneumon saturatorius Vulgichneumon saturatorius2021
Vulgichneumon saturatorius Vulgichneumon saturatorius2021
Pimpla insignatoria Pimpla insignatoria2021
Pimpla insignatoria Pimpla insignatoria2021
Hoplocryptus quadriguttatus Hoplocryptus quadriguttatus2021
Hoplocryptus quadriguttatus Hoplocryptus quadriguttatus2021
Zaglyptus multicolor Zaglyptus multicolor2021
Zaglyptus multicolor Zaglyptus multicolor2021
Scambus nigricans Scambus nigricans2021
Scambus nigricans Scambus nigricans2021
Diplazon laetatorius Diplazon laetatorius2021
Diplazon laetatorius Diplazon laetatorius2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Suillia affinis Suillia affinis2021
Suillia affinis Suillia affinis2021
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2021
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2021
Agonum sexpunctatum Agonum sexpunctatum2021
Agonum sexpunctatum Agonum sexpunctatum2021
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2020
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2020
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2020
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2020
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2020
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2022
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2022
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2021
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2021
Yew Taxus baccata2021
Yew Taxus baccata2021
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2021
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Box Buxus sempervirens2021
Box Buxus sempervirens2021
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2021
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2021
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2021
Elder Sambucus nigra2021
Elder Sambucus nigra2021
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2021
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2021
Hydrangea petiolaris Hydrangea petiolaris2021
Hydrangea petiolaris Hydrangea petiolaris2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2021
Field Maple Acer campestre2021
Field Maple Acer campestre2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima2021
Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2021
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2021
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2021
Garden Lavender Lavandula angustifolia2021
Garden Lavender Lavandula angustifolia2021
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2021
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2021
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2021
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2021
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2021
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2021
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2021
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2021
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2021
Beech Fagus sylvatica2021
Beech Fagus sylvatica2021
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella2020
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella2020
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2020
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2020
Greater Plantain Plantago major2020
Greater Plantain Plantago major2020
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2020
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2020
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2020
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2020
Large Garden Thymus pulegioides2020
Large Garden Thymus pulegioides2020
Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior2020
Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior2020
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2020
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2020
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2020
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2020
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2020
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