Totton and Eling Bowls Centre
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🦉 Wildlife🎳 Bowls🦅 Birds
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.91843, -1.52141
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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 189m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 189m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +180 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +180 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map The Droveway public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map The Droveway public footpath · 191 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 191 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
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 National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to Lyndhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S9 Local cycle route
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
23,456 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,456 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · House Sparrow +41
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Stock Dove Columba oenas Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Platycheirus albimanus +27
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,456 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · House Sparrow +41
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Stock Dove Columba oenas Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Platycheirus albimanus +27
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Scathophaga Scathophaga
Scathophaga Scathophaga
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025 