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Places › England › South East › Portsmouth Getting here
50.78323, -1.05827
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ By The Beach — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ By The Beach — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Box Tree Moth, Small Black Ant +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Box Tree Moth, Small Black Ant +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Wild Carrot +29 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Wild Carrot +29 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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 110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 National Cycle Network
Show on map Havant Borough Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 Portsmouth E-W route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portsmouth E-W route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 45 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hayling Billy Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
Photos The remains of Eastney Fort West
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Wildlife to spot
23,515 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,515 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Magpie +28
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Firebug · Hairy Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +12
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,515 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Magpie +28
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Firebug · Hairy Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +12
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctule
Noctule
Nyctalus noctula2024
Nyctalus noctula2024
Feral Cat Felis catus2025
Feral Cat Felis catus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Amara convexior Amara convexior
Amara convexior Amara convexior
Amara Amara
Amara Amara
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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