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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Gosport Getting here
50.78676, -1.16221
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Common Darter +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Common Darter +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pilgrims' Trail 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 The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Portsmouth E-W route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portsmouth E-W route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 642 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 642 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 264 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 264 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
28,404 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,404 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Sand Martin Riparia riparia Gannet Morus bassanus Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Hawker · Grey Bush-cricket · Blue-tailed Damselfly +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,404 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Sand Martin Riparia riparia Gannet Morus bassanus Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Hawker · Grey Bush-cricket · Blue-tailed Damselfly +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica
Pipizella Pipizella
Pipizella Pipizella
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Barred Snout Nemotelus uliginosus
Barred Snout Nemotelus uliginosus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
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