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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.91622, -1.51451
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Robin, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +178 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +178 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map The Droveway public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map The Droveway public footpath · 191 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 191 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to Lyndhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S9 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,073 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,073 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Robin · Starling · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +41
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Stock Dove Columba oenas Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Alpine Newt
Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,073 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Robin · Starling · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +41
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Stock Dove Columba oenas Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Alpine Newt
Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
River Skater Aquarius najas
River Skater Aquarius najas
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Scathophaga Scathophaga
Scathophaga Scathophaga
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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