Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.91034, -1.47905
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Eling Creek Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Eling Creek Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
12 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2025
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +94 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
The Drovewaypublic footpath · 639 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 639 mPath type: footway
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
AshurstCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
☕Café
Eling Creek Tea Rooms · 266m
🅿️Parking
8 nearby · Free · 160m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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