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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug +167 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug +167 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 110 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 ▾
Photos Syngery House, Church Street West
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25,699 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,699 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 58 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Parent Bug · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Loosestrife Weevil +53
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Loosestrife Weevil 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 25,699 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 58 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Parent Bug · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Loosestrife Weevil +53
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Loosestrife Weevil 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
Nanophyes marmoratus
Nanophyes marmoratus
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
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
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Eupterycyba jucunda Eupterycyba jucunda2025
Eupterycyba jucunda Eupterycyba jucunda2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Platycheirus fulviventris Platycheirus fulviventris2025
Platycheirus fulviventris Platycheirus fulviventris2025
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025
Magdalis rufa Magdalis rufa2025
Magdalis rufa Magdalis rufa2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Cymus melanocephalus Cymus melanocephalus2025
Cymus melanocephalus Cymus melanocephalus2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025