Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.88970, -0.95904
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Bumblebee Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Bumblebee Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +98 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Roe Deer, Hazel Dormouse +18 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-foot +73 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Common Darter, Tortoise Bug +33 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staunton WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Solent WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Havant Footpath 30Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Avenuepublic footpath · 777 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 777 mPath type: footway
115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Deerleap Lanebridleway · 74 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 74 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Deerleap Lanebridleway · 13 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Deerleap Lanebridleway · 45 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
The Castle Stores on a frosty January morning
Photos
The Castle Stores on a frosty January morning
Facilities
☕Café
The Bumblebee Cafe · 163m
🅿️Parking
8 nearby · Free · 104m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
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