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Brethrens Meeting Room

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.96311, -1.38387

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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 112m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Bombus lucorum +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Bombus lucorum +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Red Bartsia · last seen 2024; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Red Bartsia · last seen 2024

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Chestnut Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Otter TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Water Vole WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Chestnut TrailWalking route
Named route
Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

140 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chandlers FordCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef S7Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef S6Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
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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

Photos

Looking across Chestnut Avenue towards a barrier

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking across Chestnut Avenue towards a barrier

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🏞️ITCHEN VALLEYCountry park3.3 km→🌱Lakeside Country ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park3.5 km→🌱Hatch GrangeUrban park4.9 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park800 m→

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