Christ Church
✦ Ancient woodland353 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🚲Cycling🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome353 ha
Getting here
50.86535, -1.61923
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via New Forest Cycle Routes
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via New Forest Cycle Routes
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
1 cycling trail(s); Named cycling route nearby: New Forest Cycle Routes
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
toilets, picnic area, short easy loop
Free
🌲Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 236Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route668 m▾
Named routeRef 236Length 668 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Holidays Hill Inclosure, New Forest National Park
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Wildlife to spot
17,182 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,182 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Treecreeper · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Keeled Skimmer · Lesser Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Woodland Grasshopper +22
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Woodland GrasshopperOmocestus rufipes
- Hippobosca equinaHippobosca equina
- Splayed Deerfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,182 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Treecreeper · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Keeled Skimmer · Lesser Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Woodland Grasshopper +22
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Woodland GrasshopperOmocestus rufipes
- Hippobosca equinaHippobosca equina
- Splayed Deerfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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