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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
50.92095, -1.48931
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Common Sandpiper
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Aroma — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Common Sandpiper
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Aroma — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
AshurstCycling route▾
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Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S2Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S3Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route▾
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
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