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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Portsmouth Getting here
50.77906, -1.08751
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Yellow Kite Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Yellow Kite Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Hornet Hoverfly, 2-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Hornet Hoverfly, 2-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pilgrims' Trail 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 Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 118 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Portsmouth E-W route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portsmouth E-W route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
24,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,448 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus scutatus · Hornet Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Vine Weevil +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,448 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus scutatus · Hornet Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Vine Weevil +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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