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New Forest Attractions / a guide to
New Forest
Attractions
Wander in the Woods
For those who don't want to venture out on any of the longer New Forest Walks, detailed in the walking section of this web site, there are many other opportunities for short woodland strolls along well-made, often gravel tracks straight from Forestry Commission car parks. Here are some suggestions, although a glance at an Ordnance Survey map will help identify many other likely locations.
The Tilery Road and Standing Hat car parks, both adjacent to Balmer Lawn, 1 kilometre north-east of Brockenhurst, give access to Parkhill and associated Inclosures.
The Millyford Bridge car park, on the minor road from Emery Down to Bolderwood and Linwood, 3 kilometres west of Lyndhurst, gives access to Holmhill and adjacent Inclosures.
The Matley car park, 3.5 kilometres east of Lyndhurst, gives access to the ancient, unenclosed woodlands of Matley Wood.
The Wilverley Plain car park, not far from the A35, 6 kilometres south-west of Brockenhurst, 13 kilometres south-west of Lyndhurst and 7 kilometres south-east of Burley, gives access to Wilverley Inclosure.
The Bolderwood car park, close to the Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary, gives access to the Bolderwood Arboretum and adjacent woodlands.
The Blackwater and Brock Hill car parks, on the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, north-west of Brockenhurst, give access to the Blackwater Arboretum and Tall Trees Trail and to other adjacent areas of woodland.
And finally, the Eyeworth Pond car park gives access to the ancient, unenclosed woodlands of Eyeworth Wood and others nearby.
(Please remember to take care when walking in the woods, and be sure that you are able to find your way back to your start point - access to an Ordnance Survey map will always be helpful). |
Wildlife watching
The New Forest is internationally important as a haven for wildlife, some of which can often be seen by casual observers, although many species are typically more elusive.
Deer are widespread, and the New Forest is renowned for its populations of birds; dragonflies and damselflies; fungi; reptiles and wild flowers. For further information, take a look at New Forest Wildlife. |
Woodland Monsters
The New Forest, perhaps not surprisingly, has its fair share of ancient trees.
Appreciate their presence or simply stand and stare.
The churchyard yew at Brockenhurst Parish Church, for example, is more than 1,000 years old; whilst the Knightwood Oak, located close to the A35 at the start of the Bolderwood Ornamental Drive, is thought to be over 600 years old. The Eagle Oak, meanwhile, 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) to the south-west of the Knightwood Oak, was named after the shooting in 1810 of a sea eagle perched in its branches. For further details, take a look at Brockenhurst Parish Church and Ancient New Forest Trees. |
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