Nature in the New Forest

Due to its mild climate and varied habitats, the New Forest is one of the most important areas for wildlife in the country, being home to a great variety of flora and fauna. Some, like the wild gladiolus, are found nowhere else in Britain.

Rare flowering plants, fungi, dragonflies, reptiles and birds can all be found here but it's not just the rarities that make the area such a popular place with naturalists. The New Forest is home to good numbers of more common species and has several local specialities that make it well worth a visit.

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Young Stag in the Morning Mist image ref 218 Red Deer Stag in the Frost image ref 321 Foxgloves in Pondhead Inclosure image ref 357
Cotton Grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) image ref 160 Bluebells and Stitchwort at Exbury image ref 310 Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) image ref 248
Fern fronds and bluebells image ref 159 Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) image ref 157 Bluebells and Greater Stitchwort image ref 155
Red deer hinds in evening light image ref 164 Back-lit Brimstone image ref 156 Red Deer Stag and Hind (Cervus elaphus) image ref 91
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