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Great Linford Inclosure

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

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50.86861, -1.74040

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

7 activities

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 — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Moss, Bugle, Common Cow-wheat +8 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km

Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route

A Short Stroll Around Hightown, SW HantsWalking route1.9 km

A short walk around NT's smallest heathland site in the New Forest. Experience a mosaic of habitats; grazed lawns, ancient woods & wander off route to discover hidden wetlands. Gravel & grass paths. Flat with no steps or stiles.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 00:15-00:30Round tripLocal walking route

A Walk to the Huff Duff, SW HantsWalking route6.9 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 routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km

Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Route 256Cycling route

Named routeRef 256National Cycle Network

New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route375 m

Named routeRef 256Length 375 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 256Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route342 m

Named routeRef 256Length 342 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

31,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Buzzard · Tufted Duck +80

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CuckooCuculus canorus
Great TitParus major
GadwallMareca strepera2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
CootFulica atra2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2024

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springautumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2025

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Common FrogRana temporaria2024

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2025

Chub

ChubSqualius cephalus

🐝

Insects60 species

summer

2025

Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Small Heath · Speckled Wood +55

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
GraylingHipparchia semele2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Hippobosca equinaHippobosca equina2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2023

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2024

Bog Moss · Bugle · Common Cow-wheat · Cuckooflower · Common Cottongrass +6

Bog MossSphagnum
BugleAjuga reptans
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Buzzard · Tufted Duck +80

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CuckooCuculus canorus
Great TitParus major
GadwallMareca strepera2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
CootFulica atra2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2024

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springautumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2025

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Common FrogRana temporaria2024

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2025

Chub

ChubSqualius cephalus

🐝

Insects60 species

summer

2025

Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Small Heath · Speckled Wood +55

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
GraylingHipparchia semele2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Hippobosca equinaHippobosca equina2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2023

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2024

Bog Moss · Bugle · Common Cow-wheat · Cuckooflower · Common Cottongrass +6

Bog MossSphagnum
BugleAjuga reptans
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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