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Longdown Inclosure - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.87450, -1.49384

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

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

66 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
Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef S2Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef S3Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
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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

Longdown Inclosure, timber

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Longdown Inclosure, timber

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Goatee ShoreUrban park4.2 km→🌱Myrtle ParkUrban park4.5 km→🐄The New Forest Wildlife ParkVisitor farm1.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌱Beer GardenUrban park2 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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