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Broomy Inclosure

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

50.90139, -1.70914

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Merlin, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Merlin, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Turkeytail, Trumpet Chanterelle, Torth Felen +66 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Turkeytail, Trumpet Chanterelle, Torth Felen +66 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Moss, Bank Haircap · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Trumpet Chanterelle, Beechwood Sickener, Wood Hedgehog +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
A Walk to the Huff Duff, SW HantsWalking route6.9 km

Descend to the wooded valley at Dockens Water & cross the stream to Rockford Common. See carnivourous sundews & mosses in wet heath & bog. Enjoy views at Ibsley Common (an area full of military history) & visit the Huff Duff (an old directional station).

Named routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Jubilee TrailWalking route1.6 km
Named routeRef greenLength 1.6 kmLocal walking route
The Deer Watch TrailWalking route800 m
Named routeRef yellowLength 800 mLocal walking route
The Radnor TrailWalking route3.2 km
Named routeRef redLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Timber stack in Broomy Inclosure, New Forest

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Timber stack in Broomy Inclosure, New Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bolderwood ArboretumUrban park4.7 km→🌱Hyde CommonUrban park3.5 km→✦Bowl barrow on Ibsley Common, 670m east of Gorley Vale FarmHistoric site2.7 km→✦Round barrow cemetery on Ibsley Common, 800m south east of Blunts Barn CottageHistoric site3.2 km→💧Eyeworth PondReservoir3.9 km→💧BroomyReservoir900 m→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Broomy

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