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Parker's Moor

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.97748, -1.46690

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Avens, Ivy, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Bramble +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef S9Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef S4Local cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland path northwest of Mountbatten Park

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland path northwest of Mountbatten Park

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Nearby places

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✦SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUMHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Baddesley Baptist ChurchUrban park2.3 km→🌱South GarthUrban park2.7 km→🌱North GarthUrban park2.8 km→🌱Romsey War Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Romsey War Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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