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50.79263, -1.04544
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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 222
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 4 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 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 128 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
41,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Sandwich Tern +43
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Feral Cat
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Rhamphomyia maculipennis · Large Red Damselfly · Capsus ater · Rhinocyllus conicus · Cabbage Bug +43
Rhamphomyia maculipennis Rhamphomyia maculipennis2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Capsus ater Capsus ater2025 Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Sandwich Tern +43
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Feral Cat
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Rhamphomyia maculipennis · Large Red Damselfly · Capsus ater · Rhinocyllus conicus · Cabbage Bug +43
Rhamphomyia maculipennis Rhamphomyia maculipennis2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Capsus ater Capsus ater2025 Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Paropsisterna selmani Paropsisterna selmani2025
Paropsisterna selmani Paropsisterna selmani2025
Pseudapion rufirostre Pseudapion rufirostre2025
Pseudapion rufirostre Pseudapion rufirostre2025
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes2025
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes2025
Psilothrix viridicoerulea Psilothrix viridicoerulea2025
Psilothrix viridicoerulea Psilothrix viridicoerulea2025
Demetrias imperialis Demetrias imperialis2025
Demetrias imperialis Demetrias imperialis2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Cordylepherus viridis Cordylepherus viridis2025
Cordylepherus viridis Cordylepherus viridis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Harpalus latus Harpalus latus2025
Harpalus latus Harpalus latus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum2025
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus2025
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus2025
Philygria interstincta Philygria interstincta2025
Philygria interstincta Philygria interstincta2025
Diasemocera leucostoma Diasemocera leucostoma2025
Diasemocera leucostoma Diasemocera leucostoma2025
Glenanthe ripicola Glenanthe ripicola2025
Glenanthe ripicola Glenanthe ripicola2025
Glenanthe Glenanthe2025
Glenanthe Glenanthe2025
Rhamphomyia crassirostris Rhamphomyia crassirostris2025
Rhamphomyia crassirostris Rhamphomyia crassirostris2025
Hilara maura Hilara maura2025
Hilara maura Hilara maura2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Abia aenea/lonicerae Abia aenea/lonicerae2025
Abia aenea/lonicerae Abia aenea/lonicerae2025
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2025
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2025
Coenosia testacea Coenosia testacea2025
Coenosia testacea Coenosia testacea2025
Schoenomyza litorella Schoenomyza litorella2025
Schoenomyza litorella Schoenomyza litorella2025
Philygria vittipennis Philygria vittipennis2025
Philygria vittipennis Philygria vittipennis2025
Scatella paludum Scatella paludum2025
Scatella paludum Scatella paludum2025
Hydrellia griseola Hydrellia griseola2025
Hydrellia griseola Hydrellia griseola2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Syntormon pallipes Syntormon pallipes2025
Syntormon pallipes Syntormon pallipes2025
Molophilus griseus Molophilus griseus2025
Molophilus griseus Molophilus griseus2025
Scatella lacustris Scatella lacustris2025
Scatella lacustris Scatella lacustris2025
Syntormon pseudospicatum Syntormon pseudospicatum2025
Syntormon pseudospicatum Syntormon pseudospicatum2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2025
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2025