Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.02033, -1.40940
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +62 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km▾
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route▾
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
EastleighCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chandlers FordCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
WestwoodMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Claypit Roadbridleway · 692 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 692 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Claypit Roadbridleway · 130 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mSurface gravelIncline 3%Path type: track
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
Hursley Park Road, IBM Hursley Laboratory
Photos
Hursley Park Road, IBM Hursley Laboratory
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,777 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,777 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2026Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Goldfinch
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026Common Toad · Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral
+60 more speciesHide species list
All 65 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
False-brome · Common Fleabane · Upright Hedge-parsley · Wood-sedge · Dog's Mercury
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,777 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2026Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Goldfinch
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026Common Toad · Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral
+60 more speciesHide species list
All 65 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
False-brome · Common Fleabane · Upright Hedge-parsley · Wood-sedge · Dog's Mercury
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
BadgerMeles meles2023BadgerMeles meles2023MoleTalpa europaeaMoleTalpa europaeaBrown RatRattus norvegicus2024Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024Ringlet
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Aphantopus hyperantus2024
PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2024White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2023Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2025Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024German WaspVespula germanica2023German WaspVespula germanica2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2023Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Woodland GrasshopperOmocestus rufipes2023Woodland GrasshopperOmocestus rufipes2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Sheep Nostril FlyOestrus ovis2023Sheep Nostril FlyOestrus ovis202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023Wood Avens
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