Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
51.23287, -1.46711
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Hazel Dormouse, Roe Deer +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
River Anton WayWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Route Andover 38dWalking route▾
Named routeRef Andover 38d
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
East Anton Lanepublic footpath · 373 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 373 mPath type: service
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Town centre to rail stationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Charlton LakesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West AndoverCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Andover-MonxtonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
AndoverCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Andover The Lakes cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Vernham Dean Off-Road cycle trailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Anton Lane Pathrestricted byway · 799 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 799 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Hungerford Lanerestricted byway · 333 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 333 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: track
Anton Lane Pathrestricted byway · 146 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 146 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
24,001 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,001 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Wood Mouse +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Carabid Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Parent Bug · Brown Hawker +14
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Carabid BeetleCarabidae
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- 10-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,001 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Wood Mouse +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Carabid Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Parent Bug · Brown Hawker +14
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Carabid BeetleCarabidae
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- 10-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusIvy BeeColletes hederae2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023Events & activities nearby
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