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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Eastleigh Getting here
51.00159, -1.38860
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 382m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 382m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Marsh Tit, Robin, Shoveler +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Marsh Tit, Robin, Shoveler +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Clarendon Way Walking route ▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water Vole Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Winchester Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 23 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eastleigh Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Photos Boardwalk in Hocombe Mead local nature reserve
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Wildlife to spot
33,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Marsh Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Otter · Mole · Brown Hare
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Cream-spot Ladybird · Culex pipiens +2
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Marsh Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Otter · Mole · Brown Hare
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Cream-spot Ladybird · Culex pipiens +2
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 