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17 ha

📷 J W Parker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

50.92758, -1.47013

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Stonechat, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Stonechat, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Migrant Hawker +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Migrant Hawker +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 246

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Test WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 79Regional 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

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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

AshurstCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef S2Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef S3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

91,802 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

91,802 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds56 species

winter

2026

Blackcap · Bullfinch · Nuthatch · Common Sandpiper · Stonechat +51

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

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Insects11 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spear Thistle Lacebug · 24-spot Ladybird · Cerobasis guestfalica +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

91,802 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2026

Blackcap · Bullfinch · Nuthatch · Common Sandpiper · Stonechat +51

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spear Thistle Lacebug · 24-spot Ladybird · Cerobasis guestfalica +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 J W Parker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Test Park Playing Field with Redbridge Towers in the background

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