Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.20873, -1.19431
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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 — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Erysiphe polygoni, Puccinia hieracii +3 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km▾
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 km
Forest Holidays Trim TrailCycling route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 km
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route▾
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,753 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie +26
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Polecat +3
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Indet. DeerCervidae2022
- PolecatMustela putorius2022
Slow-worm
Volucella inanis · 7-spot Ladybird · Dotted Bee-fly · Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle +2
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2022
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2022
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,753 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie +26
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Polecat +3
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Indet. DeerCervidae2022
- PolecatMustela putorius2022
Slow-worm
Volucella inanis · 7-spot Ladybird · Dotted Bee-fly · Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle +2
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2022
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2022
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntjac
Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi
Muntiacus reevesi
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024Pine MartenMartes martes2024Pine MartenMartes martes20242021
2021
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Events & activities nearby
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