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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.96016, -1.29123
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ 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 199m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ 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 199m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Swollen-thighed Beetle +112 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Pavilion Closepublic footpath · 199 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mPath type: residential
Hall Lands Lanepublic footpath · 601 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 601 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S4Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
9,967 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,967 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BatChiroptera2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Caenopsis fissirostris +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Caenopsis fissirostrisCaenopsis fissirostris
- Strawberry-root Weevil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,967 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BatChiroptera2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Caenopsis fissirostris +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Caenopsis fissirostrisCaenopsis fissirostris
- Strawberry-root Weevil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otiorhynchus ovatus
Otiorhynchus ovatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleBroom CarverRhogogaster genistaeBroom CarverRhogogaster genistaeGerman WaspVespula germanicaGerman WaspVespula germanicaHeath Short-spurAnisodactylus nemorivagusHeath Short-spurAnisodactylus nemorivagusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorStag BeetleLucanus cervus2024Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024