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Places › England › South East › Southampton Getting here
50.91151, -1.36520
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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 — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Itchen Way 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 Hamble Rail Trail Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Forest Trail Walking route ▾
St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southampton Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S1 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S7 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 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 Freemantle Common, Southampton.
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Wildlife to spot
25,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mallard · Cormorant +42
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Midge · Sylvicola · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Anthomyiidae · Mocydia crocea +6
Midge Culicoides Sylvicola Sylvicola Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida Stenocranus minutus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mallard · Cormorant +42
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Midge · Sylvicola · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Anthomyiidae · Mocydia crocea +6
Midge Culicoides Sylvicola Sylvicola Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida Stenocranus minutus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenocranus minutus
Stenocranus minutus
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Meligethes Meligethes
Meligethes Meligethes
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
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