Beech Bed Inclosure ✦ Ancient woodland 97 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🚲 Cycling🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 97 ha
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.85659, -1.66807
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Chaffinch, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Gatekeeper, Silver-studded Blue +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Jubilee Trail Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 1.6 km Local walking route
Show on map The Deer Watch Trail Walking route 800 m ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 800 m Local walking route
Show on map The Radnor Trail Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 3.2 km Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
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 On Road Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,643 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,643 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Eristalis pertinax · Myolepta dubia · Sericomyia silentis · Meliscaeva auricollis · Batman Hoverfly +18
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Myolepta dubia Myolepta dubia Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Syrphus Syrphus Pycnomerus fuliginosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,643 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Eristalis pertinax · Myolepta dubia · Sericomyia silentis · Meliscaeva auricollis · Batman Hoverfly +18
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Myolepta dubia Myolepta dubia Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Syrphus Syrphus Pycnomerus fuliginosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Golden Horsefly Atylotus fulvus
Golden Horsefly Atylotus fulvus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Neoascia Neoascia
Neoascia Neoascia
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Caliprobola speciosa Caliprobola speciosa
Caliprobola speciosa Caliprobola speciosa
Melandrya caraboides Melandrya caraboides
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