Park Lane Recreation Ground
15 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
50.85685, -1.18683
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Chiffchaff
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Makers House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Chiffchaff
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Makers House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Allan King WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional 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: Gosport to Portsmouth: Wicor Marine Alt RouteWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route▾
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route▾
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route31 m▾
Named routeRef 236Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Park Hill Recreation Ground
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
67,533 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
67,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes corollae · 2-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle +40
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
67,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes corollae · 2-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle +40
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia2025Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2025LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Events & activities nearby
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