King's Hat Inclosure ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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50.84853, -1.44829
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Keeled Skimmer, Emperor Dragonfly +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to Gosport Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes - other on road routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hawkhill Inclosure Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
15,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Stonechat +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Slow-worm
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Mottled Grasshopper · Black Darter · Keeled Skimmer +19
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Black Darter Sympetrum danae Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Meadow Grasshopper Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Stonechat +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Slow-worm
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Mottled Grasshopper · Black Darter · Keeled Skimmer +19
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Black Darter Sympetrum danae Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Meadow Grasshopper Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Large Marsh Grasshopper Stethophyma grossum
Large Marsh Grasshopper Stethophyma grossum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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