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South Bentley Inclosure

✦ Ancient woodland154 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome154 ha

Getting here

50.91659, -1.67272

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South Bentley Inclosure, gate

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South Bentley Inclosure, gate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bolderwood ArboretumUrban park4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→💧Eyeworth PondReservoir1.5 km→✦Minstead HouseHistoric site4.3 km→⛳Bramshaw Golf ClubGolf course4.5 km→✦Two bowl barrows 400m north-west of Janesmoor PondHistoric site1.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Eyeworth Pond

New Forest

1.5 km→
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Andrews Mare

New Forest

2.9 km→
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Broomy

3.0 km→

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