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Colden Common Park

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 124m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flame Shield, Warted Amanita, Velvet Shield +30 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Flame Shield, Warted Amanita, Velvet Shield +30 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Meadow Foxtail, Upright Hedge-parsley +26 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ash, Meadow Foxtail, Upright Hedge-parsley +26 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
Woodland Drovepublic footpath · 889 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 889 mPath type: track
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chandlers FordCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 23 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Winchester District : Colden Common Scenery

Winchester District : Colden Common Scenery

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