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50.91515, -1.43298
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Graphis · last seen 2024; Fungi — Graphis · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Fern-grass · last seen 2024; Plants — Fern-grass · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km 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 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S2 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S3 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
42,572 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,572 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Coot · Magpie · Great Tit · Robin +39
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Clogmia albipunctata +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,572 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Coot · Magpie · Great Tit · Robin +39
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Clogmia albipunctata +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 