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Barley Fields

4 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.15901, -0.95666

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Oecetis ochracea, Speckled Bush-cricket +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Swithun's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hangers WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Yarnhams FarmWalking route

Named routeMaff conservation walks

Food and Farming TrailsWalking route

Named routeRef Mill Farm Trail

Upper Neatham Mill Lanepublic footpath · 11 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: service

Upper Neatham Mill Lanepublic footpath · 23 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: service

Upper Neatham Mill Lanepublic footpath · 7 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route

AltonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 224Cycling route

Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network

Chawton, Selborne LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route502 m

Named routeRef 224Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route48 m

Named routeRef 224Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

19,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Dunnock +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Dunnock +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mill Lane at the junction of Montecchio Way

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