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Hilliers Haven

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.07288, -1.30881

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Visiting this summer

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 166m 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

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 — Mallard, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Allan King WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pilgrims' TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

St Swithun's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

South Downs WayWalking route160 km

Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route

Nuns Walkpublic footpath · 413 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 413 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Nuns Walkpublic footpath · 237 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Nuns Walkpublic footpath · 57 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

National BywayCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Viaduct WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN23 temporary diversion routeCycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route50 m

Named routeRef 23Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Downs WayMountain bike route

Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route

Named route

Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

52,623 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

52,623 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Blackcap · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Robin +46

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · Stag Beetle · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,623 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Blackcap · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Robin +46

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · Stag Beetle · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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