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Broadlands House

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📷 Ronald Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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50.98052, -1.49719

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Kestrel +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Kestrel +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red-legged Shieldbug +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red-legged Shieldbug +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Avens, Common Bent, Daisy +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Avens, Common Bent, Daisy +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Hazel +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Test WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Keble WayWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Southampton Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef S4Local cycle route

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route567 m

Named routeRef 24Length 567 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route95 m

Named routeRef 24Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

40,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2025

Chiffchaff · Stonechat · Kestrel · Little Egret · Lesser Redpoll +57

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Common GullLarus canus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Rat

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2026

Hairy Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hypera conmaculata · Eristalis pertinax +4

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hypera conmaculataHypera conmaculata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Viridicerus ustulatusViridicerus ustulatus2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Wood Avens · Bramble · Yorkshire-fog · Common Nettle · Tufted Vetch +18

Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HazelCorylus avellana
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
HollyIlex aquifolium
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2025

Chiffchaff · Stonechat · Kestrel · Little Egret · Lesser Redpoll +57

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Common GullLarus canus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Rat

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2026

Hairy Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hypera conmaculata · Eristalis pertinax +4

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hypera conmaculataHypera conmaculata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Viridicerus ustulatusViridicerus ustulatus2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Wood Avens · Bramble · Yorkshire-fog · Common Nettle · Tufted Vetch +18

Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HazelCorylus avellana
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
HollyIlex aquifolium
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ronald Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broadlands House, Romsey ca 1980

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