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Monks Way Allotment

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.95933, -1.36885

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Otter TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Water Vole WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Chestnut TrailWalking route
Named route
Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

132 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chandlers FordCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef S7Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef S6Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Doncaster Drovebyway open to all traffic · 430 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 430 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Doncaster Drovebyway open to all traffic · 283 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 283 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Doncaster Drovebyway open to all traffic · 34 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Train leaving Monks Brook Halt, Eastleigh Lakeside Railway

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Train leaving Monks Brook Halt, Eastleigh Lakeside Railway

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Nearby places

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🏞️ITCHEN VALLEYCountry park2.2 km→🌱Lakeside Country ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Hatch GrangeUrban park3.9 km→🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park4.1 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park1.2 km→

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