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New Forest Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland377 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome377 ha

Getting here

50.89179, -1.56277

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Cycling

3 cycling trail(s)

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Treecreeper, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Treecreeper, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marsh St John's-wort, Bog Pimpernel, Broad-leaved Helleborine +1 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Gales Greenpublic footpath · 148 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
AshurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route353 m
Named routeRef 236Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hawkhill Inclosure Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over Bartley Water, west of Busketts Lawn Inclosure, New Forest

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over Bartley Water, west of Busketts Lawn Inclosure, New Forest

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🌱Myrtle ParkUrban park4.5 km→🐄The New Forest Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.4 km→🐄Green Frog EncolsureVisitor farm5 km→🐄Adder EnclosureVisitor farm5 km→🐄New Forest Reptile CentreVisitor farm5 km→⛪Our Lady's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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