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From the Park Tea Rooms cross the open grass area to the park's Chapel with large dome. Walk down towards the waterfront pier view point. You are looking out over the part of the Solent known as Southampton Water.

The Solent is the drowned valley of a great river which once flowed east, over 40 million year old rocks, between what are now the Isle of Wight (in the distance to your left) and the mainland of Hampshire. It was an icey, tundra-like landscape.

Britain was gripped by the Ice Age for two million years, although it wasn't one long frozen stretch, there were actually 30 separate Ice Ages, each separated by unusually warm periods.

The sea has been rising since the end of the Ice Age when the ice melted. A chalk ridge which ran from the Isle of Wight to the Purbecks was overwhelmed by the rising sea levels, drowning the Solent river valley and creating the coastline we know today.

Most of the beach at Netley is made up of shells washed up by the tide and they can tell us about the animal life which lives in the water.

Oyster catching was once big business - 124 million oysters were sold to London from the South Coast in the mid 19th century.

Continue walking along the beach in the direction of the yacht club with Southampton Water on your right.

The 28km long waterway of Southampton Water is now one of Europe's busiest shipping routes - its best known feature is its double high tide which is caused by the position of the Isle of Wight which gives the water two entrances.

What look like boring, lifeless mudflats are actually teeming with millions of tiny animals - up to 80,000 invertebrates could be living in a single square metre of mud. No wonder it's such a popular refueling station for migrating birds on their way to places like Iceland and Scandinavia.

Part of the sea wall has been closed off to the public as it is currently being undermined by the action of the sea. Over time, it can create huge caverns under the land immediately alongside the sea.

Walk up the road towards the Park Tea Rooms. At the double gate turn right and follow the gravel track leading in front of the chapel. Continue on the path which runs in front of the Chapel.

This chapel was at the centre of the vast military hospital which Florence Nightingale helped design and which opened in 1863. It was once the biggest building in Europe and was where soldiers from conflicts including the Crimea, 1914-18 and the D-Day landings were treated.

Look around at the different species of tree - and if it's springtime, enjoy the carpet of bluebells. Britain is unique in Europe for its large old trees and for its bluebell woods. Woodland covered most of Britain until stone age and iron age man started to cut it to use the land for farming.

The strong English oak was very important for ship building - a major industry in the Solent area.

At this point you can choose to extend your walk and explore more of the coastline by taking the path back down towards the shore, turning left and walking to Hamble Common, passing the oil pipeline.

It'll take you about 45 minutes to walk to Hamble Common along the beach or the path. There is also parking at Hamble Common and at Hamble Point.

When you're walking along the beach look out for the mudflats and saltmarsh. You can also see the small exposed gravel cliffs, these are composed of flint, eroded from the chalk and you may be lucky enough to find a fossil.