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Matley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.86578, -1.52043

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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
  • 🅿️Matley Wood 303m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
AshurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route
Named routeRef 236National 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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandhole Gate Bridgebridleway · 101 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 101 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edge of Matley Wood

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edge of Matley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄The New Forest Wildlife ParkVisitor farm2.8 km→⛪Our Lady's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱Beer GardenUrban park4 km→⚽Coles Mead Recreation GroundPlaying field3.7 km→🌱Goose GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Bowl barrow north of Ferny CroftsHistoric site3.3 km→

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