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50.93134, -1.30415
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +356 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +356 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — House Martin, Grey Heron, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Martin, Grey Heron, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Water Vole Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S7 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Dowd's Farm Park, Hedge End
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28,431 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,431 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Treecreeper · Magpie · Woodpigeon +33
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Noctule · Red Fox · Brown Rat +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 56 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Gorse Weevil · Common Darter · Meliscaeva auricollis · Rhyzobius litura +51
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Silky Forklet-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,431 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Treecreeper · Magpie · Woodpigeon +33
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Noctule · Red Fox · Brown Rat +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 56 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Gorse Weevil · Common Darter · Meliscaeva auricollis · Rhyzobius litura +51
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Silky Forklet-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Meligethes Meligethes
Meligethes Meligethes
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Betulapion simile Betulapion simile
Betulapion simile Betulapion simile
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Polietes Polietes
Polietes Polietes
Hylemya Hylemya
Hylemya Hylemya
Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea
Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps2025
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2025
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Philosepedon humeralis Philosepedon humeralis2025
Philosepedon humeralis Philosepedon humeralis2025
Asteia amoena Asteia amoena2025
Asteia amoena Asteia amoena2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri2025
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Sericoderus Sericoderus2025
Sericoderus Sericoderus2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2025
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2025
Scatella Scatella2025
Scatella Scatella2025
Drosophila Drosophila2025
Drosophila Drosophila2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Tephrochlamys Tephrochlamys2025
Tephrochlamys Tephrochlamys2025
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2025
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2025
Microdon mutabilis Microdon mutabilis2025
Microdon mutabilis Microdon mutabilis2025
Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger2025
Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger2025
Empoasca Empoasca2025
Empoasca Empoasca2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Helina Helina2025
Helina Helina2025