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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
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50.95552, -1.61637
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Lords Oak Car Park 404m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Lords Oak Car Park 404m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — House Sparrow, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer, Small Red Damselfly +232 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Round-leaved Sundew +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Round-leaved Sundew +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Sheep's Sorrel, Hazel +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Harley Lane public footpath · 302 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 302 m Path type: track
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
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
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
11,996 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,996 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Starling · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +40
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Tern Sterna hirundo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Badger
🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 34 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +29
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Heather · Marsh St John's-wort · Gorse · Cross-leaved Heath · Round-leaved Sundew +11
Heather Calluna vulgaris Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes Gorse Ulex europaeus Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,996 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Starling · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +40
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Tern Sterna hirundo Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Badger
🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 34 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +29
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Heather · Marsh St John's-wort · Gorse · Cross-leaved Heath · Round-leaved Sundew +11
Heather Calluna vulgaris Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes Gorse Ulex europaeus Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea
Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Conops flavipes Conops flavipes
Conops flavipes Conops flavipes
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Oxyomus sylvestris Oxyomus sylvestris
Oxyomus sylvestris Oxyomus sylvestris
Calamosternus granarius Calamosternus granarius
Calamosternus granarius Calamosternus granarius
Heptaulacus testudinarius Heptaulacus testudinarius
Heptaulacus testudinarius Heptaulacus testudinarius
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris 