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Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 630m north-east of Little Purley Farm

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📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.78631, -1.58396

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Shoveler +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Shoveler +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Mottled Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional 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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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Brokenhurst station linkCycling 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

3 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Round barrows on heathland east of Shirley Holms, New Forest

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Round barrows on heathland east of Shirley Holms, New Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Emsworth Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.1 km→✦BROCKENHURST PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Pennington CommonUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Thomas ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌱Grove GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Grove GardensUrban park4.5 km→

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