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Riverside Park

169 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome169 ha

Getting here

50.93217, -1.37503

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026; Mudflats priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Green Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

Water Vole WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Chestnut TrailWalking route

Named route

Forest TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

177 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chandlers FordCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef S1Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef S5Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef S7Local cycle route

National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route

Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network

Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

29,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Rat

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Rhyparochromus vulgaris

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Rat

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Rhyparochromus vulgaris

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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