Knightwood Leisure Centre
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
50.98029, -1.40309
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Itchen Valley Woodland Nature TrailWalking route▾
Meadow Nature TrailWalking route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 km
Woods and Meadows WalkWalking route▾
Dirty Drivepublic footpath · 876 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 876 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S9Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S8Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S4Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
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Knightwood Surgery, Pilgrim's Way, Valley Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
25,158 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,158 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Red Fox · Stoat · Common Shrew
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- StoatMustela erminea
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Dock Bug +35
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,158 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Red Fox · Stoat · Common Shrew
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- StoatMustela erminea
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Dock Bug +35
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculiCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraFerdinandeaFerdinandeaFerdinandeaFerdinandeaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumVariable CockroachPlanuncus tingitanusVariable CockroachPlanuncus tingitanusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusChrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris liliiEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusEvents & activities nearby
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