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Fort Widley

7 ha

📷 Martyn Pattison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome7 ha

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50.85437, -1.06825

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Mediterranean Gull
✦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

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Mediterranean Gull
✦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

Parking· Paid

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Mediterranean Gull, Woodpigeon +103 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Mediterranean Gull, Woodpigeon +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Great Green Bush-cricket, Hornet Hoverfly, Dock Bug +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route

Allan King WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route

Pilgrims' TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

Havant Footpath 30Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

New Down Lanepublic footpath · 219 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mSurface concretePath type: service

New Down Lanepublic footpath · 296 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 296 mPath type: service

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Cycling

108 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 222Cycling route

Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route

Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network

Havant Borough NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

Havant Borough NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

51,074 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,074 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2026

Peregrine · Kestrel · Robin · Stonechat · Magpie +70

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CootFulica atra2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,074 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2026

Peregrine · Kestrel · Robin · Stonechat · Magpie +70

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CootFulica atra2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Martyn Pattison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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