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High Hill

25 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

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50.94499, -1.33895

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Otter TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Water Vole WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Chestnut TrailWalking route

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Forest TrailWalking route

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Cycling

139 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chandlers FordCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef S1Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef S5Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef S7Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef S6Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

56,769 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

56,769 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Herring Gull · Magpie +55

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CootFulica atra2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

56,769 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Herring Gull · Magpie +55

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CootFulica atra2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 dinglefoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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