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'King John's Palace'

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📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.89952, -1.40665

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Magpie
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Edison's — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Magpie
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Edison's — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Magpie, Wigeon +89 more · last seen 2026

Heritage

Very strong match

Free

Grade I listed building: KING JOHN'S PALACE (SITUATED TO WEST OF TUDOR HOUSE MUSEUM); Historic site

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Magpie, Wigeon +89 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes +20 more · last seen 2026

Easy access

Good match

Varies

parking, toilets

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Itchen WayWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route▾

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

Hamble Rail Trail RouteWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Itchen Valley Woodland Nature TrailWalking route▾

Named route

Meadow Nature TrailWalking route2.5 km▾

Named routeLength 2.5 km

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Cycling

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149 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route▾

Named routeRef S2Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route▾

Named routeRef S3Local cycle route

National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route▾

Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,625 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

18,625 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds92 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Magpie · Wigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull

+87 more species

All 92 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CootFulica atra2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025

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Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Harbour Seal · Badger

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Insects23 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug

+18 more species

All 23 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,625 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds92 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Magpie · Wigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull

+87 more species

All 92 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CootFulica atra2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Harbour Seal · Badger

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug

+18 more species

All 23 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southampton - King John's Palace

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Photos

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southampton - King John's Palace

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Café

Edison's · 188m

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Parking

voco · 84m

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Playground

3 · 158m away

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Toilets

208m away

Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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