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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.33108, -1.10721
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 🐕 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
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Bullfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Bullfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Southern Hawker, Hornet +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Southern Hawker, Hornet +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: St James' Way
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
red trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Silchester Trail Walking route ▾
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wetlands Walk Walking route ▾
Temporarily closed (frequent flooding, repairs due in Spring 2026)
Named route
Show on map Morgaston Woods Yellow Route, The Vyne Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This 1-mile walk will take you deeper into Morgaston Woods than the shorter, green route, while still forming a neat loop for you to go on and see other things afterwards. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Calleva Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calleva Trail Regional cycle route
Show on map Basingstoke Strategic Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility Improvements Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map AWE Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basing Wood Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
Show on map Pamber Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Trail
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Wildlife to spot
30,486 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,486 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Bullfinch · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mole
🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hornet · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter +6
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,486 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Bullfinch · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mole
🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hornet · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter +6
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Minotaur Beetle
Minotaur Beetle
Typhaeus typhoeus
Typhaeus typhoeus
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Bridgman’s Bean-galler Euura bridgmanii2025
Bridgman’s Bean-galler Euura bridgmanii2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 