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Holly Hill Woodland Park

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eupeodes · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Hamble Rail Trail RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to GosportWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Holly Hill Lanepublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: residential
Holly Hill Lanepublic footpath · 126 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 126 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef S2Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef S3Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crableck Lanebyway open to all traffic · 346 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 346 mSurface unpavedPath type: unclassified
Holly Hill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 503 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 503 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Brook Avenuebyway open to all traffic · 603 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 603 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Crableck Lanebyway open to all traffic · 130 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Footpath in Holly Hill Woodland Park

Footpath in Holly Hill Woodland Park

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