🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
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Places › England › South East › Southampton Getting here
50.91231, -1.43064
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 102m 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 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +86 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map 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 St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 161 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S2 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S3 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Path in Freemantle Lake Park
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Wildlife to spot
43,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,753 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Robin · Coot · Magpie · Woodpigeon +42
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,753 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Robin · Coot · Magpie · Woodpigeon +42
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 