Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Southampton Getting here
50.94077, -1.41443
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Ski Centre Car Park 40m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Ski Centre Car Park 40m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug, Pine Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug, Pine Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map Meadow Nature Trail Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km
Show on map Woods and Meadows Walk Walking route ▾
200 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Northern end of the athletics track, Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre
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Wildlife to spot
70,629 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 70,629 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · Red Wood Ant · Orange Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 70,629 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · Red Wood Ant · Orange Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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