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50.77096, -1.64315
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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Christchurch Bay Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Brokenhurst station link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 132 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 132 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lymington Station Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
31,828 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,828 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Firecrest · Raven · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Mediterranean Gull +38
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Keeled Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,828 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Firecrest · Raven · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Mediterranean Gull +38
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Keeled Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
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