Southampton Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 41 ha
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50.95208, -1.42003
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Municipal Golf Course 218m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Municipal Golf Course 218m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — House Martin, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Martin, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Meadow Nature Trail Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Keble Way Walking route ▾
Star Wars public footpath · 850 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 850 m Path type: footway
Show on map Lordswood Lane public footpath · 415 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 415 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Lingwood Walk public footpath · 67 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 67 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 186 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eastleigh Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S2 Local cycle route
Show on map 17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chilworth Drove bridleway · 524 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 524 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Chilworth Drove bridleway · 994 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 994 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Roman Road restricted byway · 65 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 65 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map Lordswood Lane restricted byway · 794 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 794 m Path type: track
Show on map Roman Road restricted byway · 269 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 269 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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21,955 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,955 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
House Martin · Woodpigeon · Crossbill · Robin · Nuthatch +26
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 46 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird +41
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Hairy Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,955 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
House Martin · Woodpigeon · Crossbill · Robin · Nuthatch +26
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 46 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird +41
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Hairy Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata2025
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 