Lionheart Way Ecology Park 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Eastleigh Getting here
50.89262, -1.32013
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Tesco 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Tesco 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map Hamble Rail Trail Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,172 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,172 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Curlew · Magpie +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Curlew Numenius arquata Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redshank Tringa totanus Teal Anas crecca Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenshank Tringa nebularia Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Dunlin Calidris alpina Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Brent Goose Branta bernicla Turnstone Arenaria interpres Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Rook Corvus frugilegus Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Marmalade Hoverfly · Rhododendron Leafhopper · 22-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +12
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Helophilus trivittatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,172 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Curlew · Magpie +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Curlew Numenius arquata Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redshank Tringa totanus Teal Anas crecca Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenshank Tringa nebularia Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Dunlin Calidris alpina Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Brent Goose Branta bernicla Turnstone Arenaria interpres Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Rook Corvus frugilegus Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Marmalade Hoverfly · Rhododendron Leafhopper · 22-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +12
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Helophilus trivittatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus trivittatus2025
Helophilus trivittatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 