New Milton Recreation Ground
3 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.75339, -1.65712
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dartford Warbler and Firecrest
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Bake — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dartford Warbler and Firecrest
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Bake — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Firecrest, Raven +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Firecrest, Raven +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Christchurch Bay WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
C14Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route132 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route491 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lymington Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
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New Milton Recreation Ground
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Wildlife to spot
28,648 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,648 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dartford Warbler · Firecrest · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +40
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little TernSternula albifrons2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
Greater Horseshoe Bat · Barbastelle
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly +4
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,648 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dartford Warbler · Firecrest · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +40
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little TernSternula albifrons2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
Greater Horseshoe Bat · Barbastelle
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly +4
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas