LEIGH PARK (STAUNTON COUNTRY PARK) 95 ha
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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 95 ha
Getting here
50.87693, -0.97830
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About LEIGH PARK (STAUNTON COUNTRY PARK) Staunton Country Park is a listed Regency landscaped parkland and forest encompassing approximately 1,000 acres (4. 0 km2) situated at Leigh Park between Havant and Rowlands Castle in Hampshire, England.
Read more on Wikipedia → Country park Grade II* listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: THE STAUNTON MEMORIAL
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Glow-worm, Eupeodes +25 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Staunton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map Havant Footpath 30 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 National Cycle Network
Show on map Havant Borough Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Havant Borough Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Havant Borough Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Steps at Sir George Staunton Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
17,544 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,544 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Starling +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Green Shieldbug · Glow-worm · Eupeodes · Xylota sylvarum · Tortoise Bug +23
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Eupeodes Eupeodes Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,544 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Starling +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Green Shieldbug · Glow-worm · Eupeodes · Xylota sylvarum · Tortoise Bug +23
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Eupeodes Eupeodes Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Ampedus elongatulus Ampedus elongatulus
Ampedus elongatulus Ampedus elongatulus
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pipiza lugubris Pipiza lugubris
Pipiza lugubris Pipiza lugubris
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Pipiza Pipiza
Pipiza Pipiza
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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