Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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50.94297, -1.42397
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 🅿️ Parking 241m away — 12 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 🅿️ Parking 241m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Wood Ant, Gorse Shieldbug +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Wood Ant, Gorse Shieldbug +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 201 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 Ashurst 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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lordswood Greenway bridleway · 1.3 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.3 km Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Lordswood Lane restricted byway · 794 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 794 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Athletics track, Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre
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Wildlife to spot
64,311 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 64,311 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Coot · Great Spotted Woodpecker +43
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 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 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red Wood Ant · Gorse Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 64,311 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Coot · Great Spotted Woodpecker +43
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 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 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red Wood Ant · Gorse Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Catkin Bug
Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 