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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 247 ha
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.88120, -1.84078
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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 🐕 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Four-spotted Chaser, Oedemera lurida +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
2 marked walking trails
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map A Walk to the Huff Duff, SW Hants Walking route 6.9 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).
Named route Length 6.9 km Duration 01:30-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston Lacy Walking route 9.6 km ▾
The bridleways and footpaths can become rutted, with the eastern sector in part on elevated ground crossing the important heathland mire. Grazing of animals is part of the management of this rare habitat, so dogs should be kept under effective control. St
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Play Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Play Trail Local walking route
Show on map North Plumley Drove public footpath · 424 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 424 m Path type: track
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 375 m ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 375 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 342 m ▾
Named route Ref 256 Length 342 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Crane Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Crane Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Through the Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Through the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map The Watchmoor Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Watchmoor Loop Local cycle route
Show on map The Somerley Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Somerley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map The Corsican Circuit Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Corsican Circuit Local cycle route
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos Ringwood Forest, bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
13,298 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,298 records · National Biodiversity Network Stonechat · Tree Pipit · Tufted Duck · Blackbird · Bullfinch +37
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Badger · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Badger Meles meles2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oedemera lurida · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Bertkauia lucifuga · Meadow Grasshopper +12
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Bertkauia lucifuga Bertkauia lucifuga Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Marsh Clubmoss · Round-leaved Sundew · Dwarf Gorse · Sheep's Sorrel · Floating Sweet-grass +74
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2024 Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,298 records · National Biodiversity Network Stonechat · Tree Pipit · Tufted Duck · Blackbird · Bullfinch +37
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Badger · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Badger Meles meles2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oedemera lurida · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Bertkauia lucifuga · Meadow Grasshopper +12
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Bertkauia lucifuga Bertkauia lucifuga Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Marsh Clubmoss · Round-leaved Sundew · Dwarf Gorse · Sheep's Sorrel · Floating Sweet-grass +74
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2024 Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus2024
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus2024 Sharp-flowered Rush
Sharp-flowered Rush
Juncus acutiflorus
Juncus acutiflorus
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2024
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2024
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2024
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2024
Oblong-leaved Sundew Drosera intermedia2024
Oblong-leaved Sundew Drosera intermedia2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescue Festuca filiformis2024
Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescue Festuca filiformis2024
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2024
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2024
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2024
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Garden Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum
Garden Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum
Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea2024
Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea2024
Lesser Quaking-grass Briza minor2024
Lesser Quaking-grass Briza minor2024
Hedera helix Hedera helix2024
Hedera helix Hedera helix2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2024
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum2024
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum2024
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2024
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2024
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2024
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2024
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2024
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2024
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2024
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba2024
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba2024
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2024
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2024
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2024
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2024
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Corsican Pine Pinus nigra subsp. laricio2024
Corsican Pine Pinus nigra subsp. laricio2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla2024
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2024
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2024
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2024
Woodruff Galium odoratum2024
Woodruff Galium odoratum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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