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Dogs welcome
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50.83291, -1.40947
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly, Minotaur Beetle +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to Gosport Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Strawberry Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes - other on road routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut) Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
35,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,186 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Herring Gull +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Black-tailed Skimmer +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Ampedus sanguinolentus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,186 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Herring Gull +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Black-tailed Skimmer +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Ampedus sanguinolentus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ampedus sanguinolentus
Ampedus sanguinolentus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 