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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
50.96994, -1.70362
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Four-spotted Chaser +37 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Free Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾ Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Sarum Way Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW Hants Walking route 4.8 km ▾ Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest Link Cycling route ▾ Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Downton spur Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map New Forest On Road Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾ 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bohemia Lane bridleway · 692 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 692 m Surface dirt Path type: track
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▾ ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
41,586 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 41,586 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 62 species
winter autumn
2026 Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon
+57 more species Hide species list All 62 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Bat · Rabbit
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 Grass Snake · Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 Common Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly
+35 more species Hide species list All 40 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Wood Speedwell · Wood Anemone
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,586 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 62 species
winter autumn
2026 Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon
+57 more species Hide species list All 62 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Bat · Rabbit
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 Grass Snake · Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 Common Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly
+35 more species Hide species list All 40 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Wood Speedwell · Wood Anemone
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Green Grasshopper
Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus2025
Omocestus viridulus2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Alebra albostriella Alebra albostriella2025
Alebra albostriella Alebra albostriella2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2025
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2025
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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