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Ocknell Inclosure

✦ Ancient woodland82 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome82 ha

Getting here

50.90397, -1.65378

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
CampsiteParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Moss · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small Heath, Grayling +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Jubilee TrailWalking route1.6 km
Named routeRef greenLength 1.6 kmLocal walking route
The Deer Watch TrailWalking route800 m
Named routeRef yellowLength 800 mLocal walking route
The Radnor TrailWalking route3.2 km
Named routeRef redLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wide path through the Ocknell Inclosure, New Forest

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wide path through the Ocknell Inclosure, New Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bolderwood ArboretumUrban park3.4 km→🐄Acres Down FarmVisitor farm3.1 km→✦Minstead HouseHistoric site2.7 km→💧Eyeworth PondReservoir3.3 km→⛳Bramshaw Golf ClubGolf course4.1 km→✦Two bowl barrows 400m north-west of Janesmoor PondHistoric site2.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Andrews Mare

New Forest

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