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BOLDRE FORESHORE

193 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome193 ha

Getting here

50.75197, -1.49550

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Forest walks

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats

Free

Picnic day out

Moderate match

Nature reserve — public outdoor space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km

Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

Hamstead TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternativeWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lymington Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

About this nature reserve

Boldre Foreshore is a 193-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Hampshire. The area features salt marshes, mudflats, and a wide array of wildlife, making it a suitable spot for birdwatching and nature walks.

Wildlife to spot

33,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

autumnwinter

2025

Dartford Warbler · Peregrine · Curlew · Little Egret · Spotted Redshank +89

Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunlinCalidris alpina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WigeonMareca penelope
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GadwallMareca strepera
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
GreenshankTringa nebularia
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
PintailAnas acuta
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
Common GullLarus canus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MerlinFalco columbarius
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
JayGarrulus glandarius
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SanderlingCalidris alba
KnotCalidris canutus
WoodlarkLullula arborea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

autumnwinter

2025

Dartford Warbler · Peregrine · Curlew · Little Egret · Spotted Redshank +89

Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunlinCalidris alpina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WigeonMareca penelope
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GadwallMareca strepera
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
GreenshankTringa nebularia
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
PintailAnas acuta
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
Common GullLarus canus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MerlinFalco columbarius
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
JayGarrulus glandarius
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SanderlingCalidris alba
KnotCalidris canutus
WoodlarkLullula arborea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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