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Bowl barrow 230m WNW of Wilverley Post

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📷 Phil Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.81791, -1.66151

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer, Glow-worm +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Moonwort +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Heather, Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Moonwort +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

30 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
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 2Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lymington Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former road near Wilverley Post

📷 Phil Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former road near Wilverley Post

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Blackwater ArboretumUrban park3.7 km→🌱Arnewood CommonUrban park4.7 km→🌱Tiptoe GreenUrban park4.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦RHINEFIELD HOUSEHistoric site3.1 km→✦Bowl barrow 400m north-west of Ober CornerHistoric site4.5 km→

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