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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Eastleigh Getting here
50.95652, -1.36509
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Lakeside Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Lakeside Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 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, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Common Carder Bee +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Common Carder Bee +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Itchen Way Walking route ▾
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 The Chestnut Trail Walking route ▾
Forest Trail Walking route ▾
133 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S1 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S7 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Doncaster Drove byway open to all traffic · 27 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 27 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Doncaster Drove byway open to all traffic · 430 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 430 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Doncaster Drove byway open to all traffic · 283 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 283 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Doncaster Drove byway open to all traffic · 34 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 34 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
18,747 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,747 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Southern Green Shieldbug +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,747 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Southern Green Shieldbug +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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