Matley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 37 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
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50.86808, -1.52742
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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, Chaffinch, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Green Yoke-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Calvia, Large Marsh Grasshopper, Wood Cricket +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
Show on map New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
17,373 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,373 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Raven · Stonechat · Carrion Crow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · 18-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter +12
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,373 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Raven · Stonechat · Carrion Crow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · 18-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter +12
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Calvia Calvia2025
Calvia Calvia2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes2025
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
Large Marsh Grasshopper Stethophyma grossum2025
Large Marsh Grasshopper Stethophyma grossum2025
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 