Icehouse Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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50.75152, -1.58990
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +100 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Daffodil, Navelwort, Devil's-bit Scabious +16 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Glow-worm +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Glow-worm +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map Christchurch Bay Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lymington Station Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath through woods from Everton towards Batchley Farm
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Wildlife to spot
27,973 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,973 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Bat · Badger · Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit +1
Bat Chiroptera2023 Badger Meles meles Stoat Mustela erminea2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Stag Beetle · Glow-worm · Field Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Cockchafer +4
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,973 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Bat · Badger · Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit +1
Bat Chiroptera2023 Badger Meles meles Stoat Mustela erminea2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Stag Beetle · Glow-worm · Field Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Cockchafer +4
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo2024
Calopteryx virgo2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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