Flexford Nature Reserve 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Eastleigh Getting here
50.98955, -1.39462
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Pochard, Marsh Tit, Shoveler +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Marsh Tit, Shoveler +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Valley Woodland Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Meadow Nature Trail Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km
Show on map Forest Trail Walking route ▾
118 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eastleigh Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Viaduct Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Winchester Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 Romsey to Eastleigh railway line
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Wildlife to spot
33,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Marsh Tit · Siskin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +40
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Fox · Otter
Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-eyed Damselfly · Culiseta annulata · Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug +11
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Marsh Tit · Siskin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +40
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Fox · Otter
Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-eyed Damselfly · Culiseta annulata · Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug +11
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Ferdinandea Ferdinandea
Ferdinandea Ferdinandea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
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