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Shirley Ponds Allotments

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.93104, -1.44595

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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

138 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

Photos

Coxford Road climbs towards junction with A3057

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coxford Road climbs towards junction with A3057

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park2.2 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park5 km→🌱East (Andrews) ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱East (Andrews) ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Obelisk Rose GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Palmerston ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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