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Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.21432, -1.19928
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Mallard +29 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Mallard +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Volucella inanis, Mystacides longicornis, 7-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Volucella inanis, Mystacides longicornis, 7-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 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 St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route) Cycling route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Length 3.8 km
Show on map Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Basingstoke Strategic Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackwood Forest Connecting Trail Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km
Show on map Forest Holidays Trim Trail Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling Discoveries in North Hampshire Mountain bike route ▾
Candovers Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Show on map Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
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Wildlife to spot
5,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,746 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie +27
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Woodlark Lullula arborea2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Hazel Dormouse +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
Volucella inanis · Mystacides longicornis · 7-spot Ladybird · Dotted Bee-fly · Oak Bush-cricket +4
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2022 Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2023 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,746 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie +27
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Woodlark Lullula arborea2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Hazel Dormouse +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
Volucella inanis · Mystacides longicornis · 7-spot Ladybird · Dotted Bee-fly · Oak Bush-cricket +4
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2022 Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2023 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Pine Marten Martes martes2024
Pine Marten Martes martes2024
Polecat Mustela putorius2022
Polecat Mustela putorius2022 2021
2021
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2021
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2021
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2021
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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