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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.32411, -0.73097
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 🅿️ Parking 178m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 178m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Syritta pipiens, Platycheirus albimanus +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Syritta pipiens, Platycheirus albimanus +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Footpath 198 public footpath · 151 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 151 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Footpath 176 public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Brackendale Road Footbridge public footpath · 21 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 21 m Surface asphalt Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 221 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Blackwater Valley Red Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FC] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cove LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bike Swinley Red Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
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Wildlife to spot
27,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,024 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus albimanus · Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Clogmia albipunctata +3
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,024 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus albimanus · Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Clogmia albipunctata +3
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 