Friendly and knowledgeable volunteers, on site daily 10 am to 4.30 pm, will get you close to the birds of the New Forest.

Aren't birds brilliant! in the New Forest

1 April to 31 August

Using the latest hi-tech gadgets, we're spying on our neighbours in the New Forest this summer.

See live action unfold in the nest of some of our most secretive birds of prey - goshawks and hobbies. You'll catch all the action from eggs hatching, and parents bringing in food for their young to the chicks leaving the nest for their first flights.

The New Forest is also home to a wide variety of other birdlife, including lapwings, curlews, redshanks, snipe, and woodlarks.

Friendly and knowledgeable volunteers will be on hand to explain what's happening, answer any questions and tell you more about the lives of the birds of prey and ground-nesting birds that make this forest their home.

This is a free event, with parking available for a donation.

Opening times

Friendly staff and volunteers will be at the viewpoint daily, 10 am–4.30 pm.

Facilities

There is a large flat screen TV showing live and recorded footage from the nest, and another TV showing a film about other brilliant birds that nest in the New Forest. This site is accessible by wheelchair. There are toilets and picnic tables on site.

How to get there

We are at the Forestry Commission's New Forest Reptile Centre, where you can see our six native reptiles. By car, or bike, the centre is 2 miles south west of Lyndhurst off the A35.

Enquiries

Telephone: Corina Lewington on 07889 615728

Why not make a day of it?

Nearby attractions that you may also like to visit:

• New Forest Reptile Centre
• New Forest Visitor Centre and Museum

This is a partnership project between the RSPB, Forestry Commission and New Forest National Park Authority. This project is being part-financed by the New Forest National Park Authority's Sustainable Development Fund. Webcam images are supplied by Carnyx Films.