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Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.88841, -1.67833
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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 🐕 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 🐕 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🦉 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small Heath, Glow-worm, Grayling +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A Short Stroll Around Hightown, SW Hants Walking route 1.9 km ▾
A short walk around NT's smallest heathland site in the New Forest. Experience a mosaic of habitats; grazed lawns, ancient woods & wander off route to discover hidden wetlands. Gravel & grass paths. Flat with no steps or stiles.
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:15-00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Jubilee Trail Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 1.6 km Local walking route
Show on map The Deer Watch Trail Walking route 800 m ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 800 m Local walking route
Show on map The Radnor Trail Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 3.2 km Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map New Forest On Road Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Slufters Inclosure, brook
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Wildlife to spot
10,820 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Glow-worm · Meliscaeva auricollis · Carabus arvensis · Gorse Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Glow-worm · Meliscaeva auricollis · Carabus arvensis · Gorse Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Chrysogaster virescens Chrysogaster virescens2025
Chrysogaster virescens Chrysogaster virescens2025 