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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Eristalis pertinax +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Eristalis pertinax +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Early Dog-violet, Wood Anemone, Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Wood Anemone, Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Allan King WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pilgrims' TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Otter TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef S3Local cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route93 m

Named routeRef 24Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route85 m

Named routeRef 24Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

7,909 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,909 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +66

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Black SwanCygnus atratus2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018

🦌

Mammals11 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hazel Dormouse +6

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles2022
MammalsMammalia2022
OtterLutra lutra2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018

🦎

Reptiles2 species

winterautumn

2021

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2019

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024

🐝

Insects69 species

summer

2025

Stag Beetle · Box Tree Moth · Eristalis pertinax · Common Carder Bee · Lesser Stag Beetle +64

Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2018
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2018
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022
Paracorymbia fulvaParacorymbia fulva2022
FroghopperCercopidae2022
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2020
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
PeacockAglais io2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2018
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2018
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2018
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2018
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2018
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2018
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2018
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2018
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2018
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2018
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2018
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2018
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2018
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2018
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2018
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2018
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2018
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2018
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2018
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2018
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2018

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2023

Early Dog-violet · Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Lesser Periwinkle

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,909 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +66

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Black SwanCygnus atratus2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018

🦌

Mammals11 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hazel Dormouse +6

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles2022
MammalsMammalia2022
OtterLutra lutra2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018

🦎

Reptiles2 species

winterautumn

2021

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2019

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024

🐝

Insects69 species

summer

2025

Stag Beetle · Box Tree Moth · Eristalis pertinax · Common Carder Bee · Lesser Stag Beetle +64

Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2018
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2018
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022
Paracorymbia fulvaParacorymbia fulva2022
FroghopperCercopidae2022
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2020
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
PeacockAglais io2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2018
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2018
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2018
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2018
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2018
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2018
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2018
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2018
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2018
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2018
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2018
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2018
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2018
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2018
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2018
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2018
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2018
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2018
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2018
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2018
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2018

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2023

Early Dog-violet · Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Lesser Periwinkle

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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