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Shirley Ponds Allotments

5 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Blue Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Compass House 77m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Blue Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Compass House 77m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dotted Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dotted Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Test WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

St James' WayWalking route110 km

Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

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Cycling

143 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

EastleighCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

AshurstCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

31,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Robin +60

NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
CootFulica atra2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

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Insects47 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +42

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
CalviaCalvia
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
CacopsyllaCacopsylla
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Tremulicerus tremulaeTremulicerus tremulae2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Robin +60

NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
CootFulica atra2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects47 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +42

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
CalviaCalvia
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
CacopsyllaCacopsylla
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Tremulicerus tremulaeTremulicerus tremulae2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025