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Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Pottern Ford

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📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.86625, -1.47466

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Wood Cricket, Keeled Skimmer +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Wood Cricket, Keeled Skimmer +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to GosportWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
AshurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef S2Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef S3Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hawkhill Inclosure Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ride in the Ipley Inclosure, New Forest

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ride in the Ipley Inclosure, New Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Goatee ShoreUrban park4.9 km→🌱Ewart Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🐄The New Forest Wildlife ParkVisitor farm2.9 km→🌱Noads Way Play AreaUrban park4.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→🌱Beer GardenUrban park1.1 km→

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