Coppice of Linwood - Conifer woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🍂 Seasonal🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.93210, -1.64748
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW Hants Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map New Forest On Road Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Signed route nearby
Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
15,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,831 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodlark · Dartford Warbler · Firecrest · Hobby · Robin +48
Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Smooth Snake · Adder
Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse Shieldbug · Mycophaga testacea · Minotaur Beetle · Wood Cricket · Eristalis intricaria +1
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,831 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodlark · Dartford Warbler · Firecrest · Hobby · Robin +48
Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Smooth Snake · Adder
Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse Shieldbug · Mycophaga testacea · Minotaur Beetle · Wood Cricket · Eristalis intricaria +1
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2025
Microdon analis Microdon analis2025
Microdon analis Microdon analis2025 