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Little Wootton Inclosure

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

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50.78876, -1.68160

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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

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

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

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West LaneWalking route

Named routeRef br-710

Christchurch Bay WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Route 256Cycling route

Named routeRef 256National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Avon Tyrrell Blue TrailCycling route

Named route

New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

C14Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lymington Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Avon Tyrrell Red TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

29,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds40 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail · Black-tailed Godwit +35

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail · Black-tailed Godwit +35

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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