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CALSHOT SPIT

20 ha

📷 Chris Osowski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.80567, -1.32243

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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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — country park

Free

Forest walks

Strong match

Country park

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Country park — designed for family visits

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Country park — good for group day out

Free

Wildlife

Good match

Country park — managed habitat

Free

Bird watching

Moderate match

Country park — mixed habitats

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km

Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to GosportWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Strawberry TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round the Island RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route

Cowes (Route 4)Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route

Named route

Lepe Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

About this country park

Calshot Spit is a 20-hectare Country Park in Hampshire. This coastal area is popular for beach activities and affords great views over Southampton Water, with opportunities for birdwatching and nature walks.

Wildlife to spot

31,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds49 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pintail · Black-headed Gull +44

WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PintailAnas acuta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pintail · Black-headed Gull +44

WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PintailAnas acuta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Osowski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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