Local Wildlife near The Swallows Holiday Cottage - Fordingbridge, Ringwood, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southmpton New Forest, Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire

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John Searl, husband of Viv Searl and owner of the Swallows Holiday Cottage,
is a famous angler and artist and has recently published his book
‘A Brush With The Avon’.

A Brush With The Avon - by John Searl, Angling Artist, Wildlife Book, Hard Back, Paper Back,

Please take a moment to read more about the book by visiting: www.johnsearl.co.uk.

Some of the birds seen from the premises include Buzzards, Montague Harriers, Kites, Hobbys, Sparrowhawks, Owls, Herons, Woodpeckers, Swallows, Swifts and Housemartins and multitude of other birds.
Swallows visit us every year and nest in the shed. They perform their acrobatic displays over the pond and the swifts and house martins join them.
You can also see deer, foxes, badgers and many more wild animals.

Buzzards can be seen from The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, New Forest, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.

Housemartins can also be seen from The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, New Forest, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.

The River Avon near The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, New Forest, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.

As the property is so close to the River Avon and numerous lakes, it is ideal for fishing.

The New Forest National Park is a unique landscape of ancient woodland, heather-covered heath, wide lawns, boggy mires, gentle farmland, coastal saltmarsh and mudflats and picturesque villages.
The New Forest with its wonderfully rich collection of animals, plants, birds and insects is now a national nature reserve. Some of the wildlife that be seen in the New Forest include:
Deer, ponies, cattle, donkeys, badgers, foxes, bats, mice, water rats, vipers, grass snakes, owls, warblers, curlews and many birds, spiders, butterflies and other insects.
Ponies, cattle and donkeys graze throughout New Forest, these are owned by commoners, who pay a small fee for grazing rights. Each commoner has a unique brand. The New Forest Forest exists today with the aid of the ponies, cattle and donkeys which roam free, you will also find them all over the New Forest roads so care must be taken when driving or walking.
There are approximately 3,000 free roaming ponies belonging to no-one but themselves. However, each animal, kept in only by grids and boundary fences, is owned by a person having what is known as a `commoners rights`. There are 6 ancient rights of common and this one is the 'right of pasture'.

Wildlife in the New Forest National Park near The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, New Forest, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.

Trees of the New Forest National Park near The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, New Forest, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.

Trees of the
New Forest
Some of the more Common trees found in the New Forest include Beech, Oak, Holly, Crab Apple, Silver Birch, Blackthorn and Hawthorn. Pine, Sweet Chestnut, Horse Chestnut, Whitebeam, Yew, Viburnum, Ash, Sycamore and the Alder tree.

Plants of the New Forest National Park near The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, New Forest, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.

Plants of the
New Forest
Many plants and bushes can be found in the New Forest including Heather, Fern, Orchids, Sundew, Bog Aspodel, Sphagnum Moss, Gentian, Violets, Spurge, Butcher's Broom, Mushrooms and many varieties of fungi.