Somerley Park Golf Club 19 ha
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50.87263, -1.82831
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Small Red Damselfly, Dingy Mocha +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Hare's-foot Clover, Neat Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Hare's-foot Clover, Neat Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map A Walk to the Huff Duff, SW Hants Walking route 6.9 km ▾
Descend to the wooded valley at Dockens Water & cross the stream to Rockford Common. See carnivourous sundews & mosses in wet heath & bog. Enjoy views at Ibsley Common (an area full of military history) & visit the Huff Duff (an old directional station).
Named route Length 6.9 km Duration 01:30-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Play Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Play Trail Local walking route
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 375 m ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 375 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 342 m ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 342 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 578 m ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 578 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Crane Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Crane Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Through the Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Through the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map The Watchmoor Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Watchmoor Loop Local cycle route
Show on map The Somerley Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Somerley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map The Corsican Circuit Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Corsican Circuit Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Road between Ringwood Forest and Somerley Park
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Wildlife to spot
7,988 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,988 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Sand Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Dark Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · Oedemera lurida · Large Red Damselfly · Violet Ground Beetle +9
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Bertkauia lucifuga Bertkauia lucifuga Xylota sylvarum 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Deptford Pink · Alder Buckthorn · Bee Orchid · Dwarf Gorse · Garden Solomon's-seal +19
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2024 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor Garden Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,988 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Sand Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Dark Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · Oedemera lurida · Large Red Damselfly · Violet Ground Beetle +9
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Bertkauia lucifuga Bertkauia lucifuga Xylota sylvarum 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Deptford Pink · Alder Buckthorn · Bee Orchid · Dwarf Gorse · Garden Solomon's-seal +19
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2024 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor Garden Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2024
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum
Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea2024
Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea2024
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2024
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2024
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2024
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2024
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2024
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2024
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2024
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria2024
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria2024
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2024
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2024
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2024
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2024
Blinks Montia fontana2024
Blinks Montia fontana2024
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2024
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024 