Queen Elizabeth II Recreation Ground
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.81368, -1.36671
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map Hamble Rail Trail Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to Gosport Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Strawberry Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dark Lane public footpath · 240 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 240 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Dark Lane public footpath · 340 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 340 m Path type: footway
Show on map Dark Lane public footpath · 271 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 271 m Path type: residential
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes - other on road routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut) Mountain bike route ▾
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane bridleway · 348 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 348 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
33,637 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,637 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Aphis fabae group · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eumerus +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Aphis fabae group Aphis fabae group2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eumerus Eumerus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,637 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Aphis fabae group · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eumerus +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Aphis fabae group Aphis fabae group2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eumerus Eumerus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Bay Sucker Trioza alacris2025
Bay Sucker Trioza alacris2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Uroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsii Uroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsii2025
Uroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsii Uroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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