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Kiln Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.95836, -1.80277

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Brown Galingale, Copse-bindweed, Japanese Knotweed +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional 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
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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
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Long Steeple Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface compactedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Radnall Wood

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Radnall Wood

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🌱Downton Millennium GreenUrban park4.6 km→✦BREAMOREHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Longclose ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Sweatfords Water MeadowUrban park3 km→✦Fordingbridge BridgeHistoric site3.6 km→✦HALE PARKHistoric site4.3 km→

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