🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕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
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
Best for
9 activities
🧺
Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Swift +77 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Swift +77 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Bindweed, Hart's-Tongue, Bugle +76 more · last seen 2024
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
▾
3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 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 routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
▾
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Downton spurCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
