Coles Mead Recreation Ground
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.87402, -1.57167
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Fallow Deer, Mole, Bank Vole +15 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gales Greenpublic footpath · 148 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
AshurstCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route▾
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route353 m▾
Named routeRef 236Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hawkhill Inclosure Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
25,977 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,977 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Teal · Mandarin Duck +42
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Bank Vole · Fallow Deer · Field Vole · Pygmy Shrew · Roe Deer +5
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Hornet Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,977 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Teal · Mandarin Duck +42
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Bank Vole · Fallow Deer · Field Vole · Pygmy Shrew · Roe Deer +5
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Hornet Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea2025
Talpa europaea2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025Common ShrewSorex araneus2025Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025Red DeerCervus elaphus2025Red DeerCervus elaphus2025Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesHouse-flyMusca domesticaHouse-flyMusca domestica14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata