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Places › England › South East › Rushmoor Getting here
51.28694, -0.78114
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Great Tit, Black-headed Gull +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Wellesley Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough Pyestock Gate Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Red Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Enjoying Southwood Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
28,262 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,262 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull · Wren · Robin +34
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Hobby Falco subbuteo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Brown Hawker +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,262 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull · Wren · Robin +34
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Hobby Falco subbuteo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Brown Hawker +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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