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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.96030, -1.57412
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Half Moon Common 358m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Half Moon Common 358m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Marsh St John's-wort, Bell Heather +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Three Cornersrestricted byway · 226 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 226 mPath type: path
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Wildlife to spot
18,794 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,794 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Chaffinch +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small White · Speckled Wood · Large White · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Ground-hopper +38
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025
Bell Heather · Heather · Marsh St John's-wort · Clay Earth-moss
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes
- Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,794 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Chaffinch +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small White · Speckled Wood · Large White · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Ground-hopper +38
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025
Bell Heather · Heather · Marsh St John's-wort · Clay Earth-moss
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes
- Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Conops flavipesConops flavipes2025Conops flavipesConops flavipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2025Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2025Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2025Oxyomus sylvestrisOxyomus sylvestris2025Oxyomus sylvestrisOxyomus sylvestris2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Calamosternus granariusCalamosternus granarius2025Calamosternus granariusCalamosternus granarius2025Heptaulacus testudinariusHeptaulacus testudinarius2025Heptaulacus testudinariusHeptaulacus testudinarius2025StylopsStylops2025StylopsStylops2025Asteia amoenaAsteia amoena2025Asteia amoenaAsteia amoena2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2024Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2024Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Red AntMyrmica rubra2024Red AntMyrmica rubra2024Small Black AntLasius niger2024Small Black AntLasius niger2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024