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🛝 Family🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Gosport Getting here
50.79282, -1.12547
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Lakeside Cafe & Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Lakeside Cafe & Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Pilgrims' Trail 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 The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional 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 112 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Portsmouth E-W route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portsmouth E-W route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 642 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 642 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 351 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 351 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Gosport under snow - Walpole Park (1)
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Wildlife to spot
14,921 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,921 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +32
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Harbour Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Platycheirus scutatus · Blue-tailed Damselfly +4
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,921 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +32
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Harbour Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Platycheirus scutatus · Blue-tailed Damselfly +4
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 