Alver Valley Country Park
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Gosport Getting here
50.80199, -1.18045
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Gosport to Portsmouth: Wicor Marine Alt Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to Titchfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to Titchfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Sandhill Pond, or Alver Valley Lake
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Wildlife to spot
34,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,144 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull +46
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Grey Bush-cricket · Orygma luctuosum · Hairy Shieldbug +8
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata Orygma luctuosum Orygma luctuosum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Fucellia Fucellia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,144 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull +46
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Grey Bush-cricket · Orygma luctuosum · Hairy Shieldbug +8
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata Orygma luctuosum Orygma luctuosum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Fucellia Fucellia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
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