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Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.30643, -1.09110
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
red trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Silchester Trail Walking route ▾
Wetlands Walk Walking route ▾
Temporarily closed (frequent flooding, repairs due in Spring 2026)
Named route
Show on map Morgaston Woods Yellow Route, The Vyne Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This 1-mile walk will take you deeper into Morgaston Woods than the shorter, green route, while still forming a neat loop for you to go on and see other things afterwards. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Basing Wood Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Red Trail
Show on map Marl's Lane public footpath · 115 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 115 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Calleva Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calleva Trail Regional cycle route
Show on map Basingstoke Strategic Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility Improvements Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Alencon Link Accessibility Improvements Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Basing Wood Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
Show on map Pamber Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Trail
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Wildlife to spot
26,435 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,435 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Tufted Duck · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon +49
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
Sphaerophoria scripta · Diaperis boleti · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Otiorhynchus armadillo +5
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Long-winged Cone-head Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,435 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Tufted Duck · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon +49
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
Sphaerophoria scripta · Diaperis boleti · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Otiorhynchus armadillo +5
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Long-winged Cone-head Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Conocephalus fuscus
Conocephalus fuscus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 