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51.32444, -0.58214
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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 🛝 Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Orange Ladybird +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Orange Ladybird +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Canons and Cornmills Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 Horsell Birch public footpath · 329 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 329 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Horsell Birch public footpath · 290 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 290 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Horsell Birch public footpath · 67 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 67 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map 108 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Phobos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Phobos Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
29,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,179 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +43
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Spotted-winged Drosophila · Pterostichus vernalis · Graphopsocus cruciatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma +16
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Melanostoma Melanostoma Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,179 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +43
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Spotted-winged Drosophila · Pterostichus vernalis · Graphopsocus cruciatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma +16
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Melanostoma Melanostoma Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica 