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Fort Gilkicker

2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.77402, -1.14090

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pilgrims' TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km

Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

The Shipwrights WayWalking 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 routeRegional walking route

European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

🚴

Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

Route 224Cycling route

Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network

Portsmouth E-W routeCycling route

Named routeRef Portsmouth E-W routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route642 m

Named routeRef 2Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 22Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Shipwright's WayMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

9,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummer

2025

Sandwich Tern · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff +54

Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common TernSterna hirundo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GannetMorus bassanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JackdawColoeus monedula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Helophilus hybridus · Southern Hawker · Rhododendron Leafhopper +7

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummer

2025

Sandwich Tern · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff +54

Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common TernSterna hirundo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GannetMorus bassanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JackdawColoeus monedula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Helophilus hybridus · Southern Hawker · Rhododendron Leafhopper +7

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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