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Barnsland Park

2 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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PicnicFamilyBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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50.93380, -1.34600

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

Water Vole WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Chestnut TrailWalking route

Named route

Forest TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

164 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chandlers FordCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef S1Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef S5Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef S7Local cycle route

National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route

Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network

Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

63,506 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

63,506 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Nuthatch · Herring Gull +55

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
CootFulica atra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Green Shieldbug · Andrion regensteinense · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Weevil · Box Bug +2

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Nebria brevicollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

63,506 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Nuthatch · Herring Gull +55

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
CootFulica atra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Green Shieldbug · Andrion regensteinense · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Weevil · Box Bug +2

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Nebria brevicollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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