🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
50.78050, -1.66760
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Siskin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Siskin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Christchurch Bay WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 256Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 256National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Avon Tyrrell Blue TrailCycling route▾
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
C14Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lymington Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Avon Tyrrell Red TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
27,069 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,069 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Siskin · Goldfinch +51
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Badger
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- BadgerMeles meles2024
🐝Insects15 species
springautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Brimstone · Acrossus rufipes · Keeled Skimmer +10
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,069 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Siskin · Goldfinch +51
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Badger
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- BadgerMeles meles2024
🐝Insects15 species
springautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Brimstone · Acrossus rufipes · Keeled Skimmer +10
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
