Mallard Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 75 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 75 ha
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.88091, -1.54499
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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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Petty Whin, Marsh Clubmoss, Bog Asphodel +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
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Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
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Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to Lyndhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
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Hawkhill Inclosure Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Brockenhurst Station 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
14,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Stonechat +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Dunnock Prunella modularis Redshank Tringa totanus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Teal Anas crecca Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Earwig · Birch Catkin Bug · Rhododendron Leafhopper +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Stonechat +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Dunnock Prunella modularis Redshank Tringa totanus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Teal Anas crecca Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Earwig · Birch Catkin Bug · Rhododendron Leafhopper +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
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