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Getting here
50.93062, -1.69055
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 via New Forest Cycle Routes
- 🐕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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via New Forest Cycle Routes
- 🐕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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Cycling
Very strong match
2 cycling trail(s); Named cycling route nearby: New Forest Cycle Routes
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Grayling, Small White, Brimstone +34 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km
Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end
A Walk to the Huff Duff, SW HantsWalking route6.9 km
Descend to the wooded valley at Dockens Water & cross the stream to Rockford Common. See carnivourous sundews & mosses in wet heath & bog. Enjoy views at Ibsley Common (an area full of military history) & visit the Huff Duff (an old directional station).
🚴Cycling
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National BywayCycling route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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