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Weston Shore City Park

24 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.88472, -1.36881

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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
☀️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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Meliscaeva auricollis, Dark-edged Bee-fly +36 more · last seen 2026; Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 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

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

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Cycling

149 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

National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route

Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network

Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef S6Local cycle route

New Forest Cycle Routes - other on road routesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

13,635 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,635 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds55 species

winter

2026

Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher +50

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025

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Insects5 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus albimanus · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
EupeodesEupeodes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,635 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher +50

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus albimanus · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
EupeodesEupeodes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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