🌱 Urban park

Bolderwood Arboretum

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

50.87341, -1.65982

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7 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: The Deer Watch Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Jubilee TrailWalking route1.6 km▾

Named routeRef greenLength 1.6 kmLocal walking route

The Deer Watch TrailWalking route800 m▾

Named routeRef yellowLength 800 mLocal walking route

The Radnor TrailWalking route3.2 km▾

Named routeRef redLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾

Named route

Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾

Named route

About this urban park

Bolderwood Arboretum is an ancient urban park covering 32 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

18,402 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,402 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds41 species recorded

Chaffinch · Robin · Treecreeper

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Mammals3 species recorded

Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer

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Insects4 species recorded

Carabus arvensis · Gorse Weevil · Nalassus laevioctostriatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,402 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds41 species recorded

Chaffinch · Robin · Treecreeper

🦌

Mammals3 species recorded

Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer

🐝

Insects4 species recorded

Carabus arvensis · Gorse Weevil · Nalassus laevioctostriatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland path, Bolderwood

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Photos

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland path, Bolderwood

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best