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Muddy Bottom West Allotment

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.90872, -1.35108

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Stag Beetle +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Stag Beetle +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bifid Crestwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Bifid Crestwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Hamble Rail Trail RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

136 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southampton Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef S1Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef S7Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef S6Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking east along Bursledon Road

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking east along Bursledon Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️ITCHEN VALLEYCountry park4.1 km→🌱Royal Victoria Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hatch GrangeUrban park2.6 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park3.1 km→🏞️ROYAL VICTORIACountry park4.5 km→✦ROYAL VICTORIA COUNTRY PARK (FORMERLY ROYAL VICTORIA MILITARY HOSPITAL)Historic site4.5 km→

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