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51.37030, -0.56619
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 18 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small Heath +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stonehill Crescent public footpath · 157 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 157 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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8,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,434 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter +21
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,434 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter +21
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Erythromma najas
Erythromma najas
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 