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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Gosport Getting here
50.81531, -1.16972
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 ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Pilgrims' Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional 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 116 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to Titchfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to Titchfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
20,012 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,012 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Gadwall Mareca strepera House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +24
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,012 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Gadwall Mareca strepera House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +24
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Banded General Stratiomys potamida
Banded General Stratiomys potamida
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica
Pipizella Pipizella
Pipizella Pipizella
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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