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French's Bushes - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.91165, -1.57841

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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
  • 🅿️Cadnam Cricket 69m away — 8 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 heathland 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 · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
AshurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route353 m
Named routeRef 236Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route108 m
Named routeRef 236Length 108 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 412 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 412 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking west on Beechwood Road

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking west on Beechwood Road

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