New Forest Reptile Centre

 

Take a visit to the New Forest Reptile Centre for a fascinating day out. Specially designed pens give you the best chance of seeing all of our native reptiles and amphibians such as adders, toads and sand lizards which are difficult to see in the wild because they are so secretive or rare. The centre is open 10am- 4.30pm between April and September. Many of the reptiles are most likely to be out and visible on warm days. If you wish to visit on a rainy or cold day you may need to be quite patient in order to see the animals.

Take a wander through the woodland along the Reptile Trail.

Cycling trails

The Reptile Centre is on the New Forest cycle network. Please be aware of other users, especially where the cycle route joins the waymarked Reptile Trail. For further information on cycling or to download a copy of the Network Map, please click on the link to the right.

How to get there:

New Forest Reptile Centre is in New Forest. Lyndhurst is the nearest town or village.

By car or bike the New Forest Reptile Centre is 2 miles south west of Lyndhurst off the A35., There is a bus stop opposite the entrance to the Centre on the A35.

OS Grid Reference: SU 271 071

Other places to go in New Forest

• Pig Bush Car Park
  
• Horse Riding in the New Forest
  
• Hatchet Pond Car Park
  
• Coarse Fishing in the New Forest
  
• Wilverley Barbecue
  
• Whitefield Moor
  
• Wilverley Plain
  
• Knightwood Oak
  
• Bolderwood
  
• Blackwater
  
• Bolton's Bench Car Park
  
• The Rufus Stone
  
• Anderwood
  
• Winter Car Park Closures
  

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Activities

	Take a wander through the woodland along the Reptile Trail.
	The Reptile Centre is on the New Forest cycle network. Please be aware of other users, especially where the cycle route joins the waymarked Reptile Trail. For further information on cycling or to download a copy of the Network Map, please click on the link to the right.
	Do you want to see the adders being fed or find out how we look after the reptiles at the centre and why those in the wild need to be conserved? As part of our What's On programme we are running 'Reptile Discovery' events throughout July and August. For further information on these events and other events in our programme, please click on the What's on link to the right.
	Coarse fishing in the New Forest is available at Hatchet Pond. A Forestry Commission fishing permit is required along with a rod license. For more information on Fishing in the New Forest please click on the link for Coarse Fishing under related pages.
	Information on camping in the New Forest can be obtained from Forest holidays either by clicking on the Forest holidays link to the right of the page, or by calling them on 0845 130 8224. ****Please note that wild camping is not allowed in the New Forest. Only use the designated campsites. We also recommend that you book your pitch in advance as the campsites can become very busy in the holiday periods.****
	The New Forest Reptile Centre is home to, smooth snakes, common lizards, Natterjack toads, common toads, green frogs, sand lizards and Grass snakes. The centre also encourages the conservation and re-introducation of these animals across the country.
	This site is not suitable for BBQs. For more information on where to have a BBQ or the sites which are available to hire, click on the BBQ and activities link to the right.
	There are picnic tables close to the car park at the centre and a number of benches along the reptile trail, so there are plenty of places to relax and take a breather.

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