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50.93122, -1.79306
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Woodlark, Raven +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Raven +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Meadow Brown +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Tree Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Meadow Brown +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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
Show on map A Walk to the Huff Duff, SW Hants Walking route 6.9 km ▾
Descend to the wooded valley at Dockens Water & cross the stream to Rockford Common. See carnivourous sundews & mosses in wet heath & bog. Enjoy views at Ibsley Common (an area full of military history) & visit the Huff Duff (an old directional station).
Named route Length 6.9 km Duration 01:30-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stephen Martin Gardens public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Path type: footway
Show on map Meadow Avenue public footpath · 37 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 37 m Path type: residential
Show on map Green Lane public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Path type: residential
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB 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 Fordingbridge to Salisbury Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut) Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Marl Lane bridleway · 635 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 635 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
17,323 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,323 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodlark · Raven · Blackbird · House Martin +47
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodlark Lullula arborea Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Common Shrew · Domestic Dog +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Domestic Cattle Bos taurus Brown Hare 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Smooth Snake · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · 14-spot Ladybird · Cardinal Click Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis nemorum +21
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Cardinal Click Beetle Ampedus cardinalis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,323 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodlark · Raven · Blackbird · House Martin +47
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Woodlark Lullula arborea Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Common Shrew · Domestic Dog +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Domestic Cattle Bos taurus Brown Hare 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Smooth Snake · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · 14-spot Ladybird · Cardinal Click Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis nemorum +21
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Cardinal Click Beetle Ampedus cardinalis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Opomyza Opomyza2024
Opomyza Opomyza2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024 