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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.90732, -1.72699
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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 🌿 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 £ 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 — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bog Moss, Bank Haircap · last seen 2024; Plants — Bog Moss, Bank Haircap · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional 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 The Jubilee Trail Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 1.6 km Local walking route
Show on map The Deer Watch Trail Walking route 800 m ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 800 m Local walking route
Show on map The Radnor Trail Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 3.2 km Local walking route
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
19,820 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Fallow Deer
Slow-worm
Glow-worm · Rose Chafer · Eupeodes corollae · Eristalis horticola · Chrysotoxum festivum +5
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Athripsodes aterrimus Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Fallow Deer
Slow-worm
Glow-worm · Rose Chafer · Eupeodes corollae · Eristalis horticola · Chrysotoxum festivum +5
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Athripsodes aterrimus Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Athripsodes aterrimus
Athripsodes aterrimus
Athripsodes bilineatus Athripsodes bilineatus
Athripsodes bilineatus Athripsodes bilineatus
Hippobosca equina Hippobosca equina
Hippobosca equina Hippobosca equina
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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