Getting here
50.97585, -1.39449
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle +100 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle +100 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Pendulous Sedge, Cleavers +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Primrose, Pendulous Sedge, Cleavers +19 more · last seen 2024
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Ramsons +1 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Itchen WayWalking route
Itchen Valley Woodland Nature TrailWalking route
Meadow Nature TrailWalking route2.5 km
Woods and Meadows WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Route 24Cycling route
EastleighCycling route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 9Cycling route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 8Cycling route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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