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50.91523, -1.33451
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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 112m away — 20 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 112m away — 20 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, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus +301 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus +301 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Bifid Crestwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Bifid Crestwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Hamble Rail Trail Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Chestnut Trail Walking route ▾
Forest Trail Walking route ▾
115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southampton Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S1 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S7 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 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 Photos Thornhill Park Baptist Church
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Wildlife to spot
30,002 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,002 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Herring Gull +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Rhyzobius litura · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +38
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,002 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Herring Gull +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Rhyzobius litura · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +38
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ant Damsel Bug
Ant Damsel Bug
Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea
Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea
Pneumia Pneumia
Pneumia Pneumia
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Pneumia nubila Pneumia nubila
Pneumia nubila Pneumia nubila
Leucophora Leucophora
Leucophora Leucophora
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Betulapion simile Betulapion simile
Betulapion simile Betulapion simile
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2025
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Asteia amoena Asteia amoena2025
Asteia amoena Asteia amoena2025
Philosepedon humeralis Philosepedon humeralis2025
Philosepedon humeralis Philosepedon humeralis2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri2025
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Sericoderus Sericoderus2025
Sericoderus Sericoderus2025
Empoasca Empoasca2025
Empoasca Empoasca2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2025
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025