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TOWNHILL PARK

12 ha

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Dogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.93437, -1.35929

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyparochromus vulgaris, Green Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Water Vole WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Chestnut TrailWalking route
Named route
Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

169 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chandlers FordCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef S1Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef S7Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Cutbush Lanebridleway · 421 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 421 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bus in Hillgrove Road turning circle, Townhill Park

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bus in Hillgrove Road turning circle, Townhill Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️ITCHEN VALLEYCountry park1.6 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Hatch GrangeUrban park1.6 km→🌱Lakeside Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park4.3 km→🌱Itchen Valley Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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