Bitterne (Clausentum) Roman station 3 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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50.91797, -1.38338
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Cockchafer, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 The Chestnut Trail Walking route ▾
Forest Trail Walking route ▾
St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 134 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southampton Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S1 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S7 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Bitterne Road West, Bitterne Manor
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Wildlife to spot
48,314 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,314 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Herring Gull +39
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Midge · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Orange Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +11
Midge Culicoides Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,314 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Herring Gull +39
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Midge · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Orange Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +11
Midge Culicoides Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida
Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Meligethes Meligethes
Meligethes Meligethes
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025 