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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.85570, -1.41343
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Wood Cricket, Keeled Skimmer +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km▾
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to GosportWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route▾
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
39,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Feral CatFelis catus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects23 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax · Face Fly +18
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Feral CatFelis catus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects23 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax · Face Fly +18
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2025Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2025Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025