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The Plantation

22 ha

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50.88513, -1.43985

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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 305m away — 4 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 305m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

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 — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Rose Chafer +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Rose Chafer +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 246

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Test WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

St James' WayWalking route110 km

Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

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Cycling

142 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

AshurstCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

10,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds60 species

winter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Lapwing · Blackbird +55

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

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Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Lapwing · Blackbird +55

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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