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Shirley Warren Action Church

📷 Michael FORD · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.92981, -1.44108

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️staff car park 258m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dock Bug, Dyroderes umbraculatus +146 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dock Bug, Dyroderes umbraculatus +146 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Smoothcap, Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Southampton Cycle Network Route 4

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

163 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

Old Shirley Baptist Church

📷 Michael FORD · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Shirley Baptist Church

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🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park2 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱East (Andrews) ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱East (Andrews) ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Obelisk Rose GardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Palmerston ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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