Saint Francis Animal Welfare 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Eastleigh Getting here
50.96878, -1.27593
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Large White, Small White +138 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large White, Small White +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Animal sanctuary or shelter
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Wood Anemone, Lesser Periwinkle +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Wood Anemone, Lesser Periwinkle +2 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pilgrims' Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 231 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 231 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 297 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 297 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 249 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 249 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,377 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Swallow +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Coot Fulica atra2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Roe Deer +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Badger Meles meles2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Stag Beetle · Box Tree Moth · Dark Bush-cricket · Beautiful Demoiselle · Hornet Hoverfly +7
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Lesser Periwinkle · Early Dog-violet · Solomon's-seal
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,377 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Swallow +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Coot Fulica atra2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Roe Deer +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Badger Meles meles2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Stag Beetle · Box Tree Moth · Dark Bush-cricket · Beautiful Demoiselle · Hornet Hoverfly +7
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Lesser Periwinkle · Early Dog-violet · Solomon's-seal
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 2023
2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Arge Arge2022
Arge Arge2022
Froghopper Cercopidae2022
Froghopper Cercopidae2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2021
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2021 