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Rope Walk Community Garden

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕League of Friends — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕League of Friends — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Eupeodes, 7-spot Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Eupeodes, 7-spot Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 23

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

Hamble Rail Trail RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Itchen Valley Woodland Nature TrailWalking route

Named route

Meadow Nature TrailWalking route2.5 km

Named routeLength 2.5 km

🚴

Cycling

158 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef S2Local cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef S3Local cycle route

National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route

Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network

🚵

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

53,296 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

53,296 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Herring Gull +74

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Harbour Seal · Badger · Red Fox +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Hedgehog

🐝

Insects55 species

spring

2026

Common Darter · Eupeodes · 7-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Midge +50

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
MidgeCulicoides
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

53,296 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Herring Gull +74

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Harbour Seal · Badger · Red Fox +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Hedgehog

🐝

Insects55 species

spring

2026

Common Darter · Eupeodes · 7-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Midge +50

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
MidgeCulicoides
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus