Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.25534, -1.18311
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km▾
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calleva TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route▾
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Photos
Dog walking area - Beach Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,714 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,714 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Jackdaw · Blackbird +28
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Stoat +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Stoat
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Large White +18
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
Neat Feather-moss
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,714 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Jackdaw · Blackbird +28
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Stoat +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Stoat
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Large White +18
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
Neat Feather-moss
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela erminea
Mustela erminea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus20242024
2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisSmall WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023Events & activities nearby
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