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During World War II, Wilverley Pain was ploughed and sown with much needed crops. Today, this extensive grassy lawn offers valuable grazing for ponies as well as providing an ideal area for picnicing or playing games. There is also wasy access into the adjoining woodland and it's waymarked trails.
How to get there:
By car: Wilverley Plain is located half way between Burley and Brockenhurst off the B3058
Between Brockenhurst and Burley is the nearest town or village.
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A 2 mile trail through the inclosure which is a mixture of conifers and broadleaves, old and yound, with some open areas making it a beautiful and interesting please to walk. This path has bee ngraded as difficult with some rough patches and occasional, short, fairly steep slopes. THERE ARE SOME ROUGH PATCHES AND SOME STEEP SECTIONS ON THE PATH
Wilverley WanderFor further information on cycling in the New Forest and the routes which start in Lyndhurst please see our pages on cycling in the New Forest or click on the cycling link to the right where a copy of the Network map can be downloaded.
New Forest Cycle NetworkCoarse 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.****
You can use raised portable BBQs at this site. Please refer to the BBQ link to the right for futher information. Disposable BBQs are not permitted at this site. Please use the special picnic tables at either Bolderwood or Blackwater if you wish to use a disposable BBQ
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What's of interest
Try walking the Wilverley Wander trail which is the longest of the waymarked trails in the New Forest and leads you through through the picturesque woodlands of Wilverley Inclosure. This trail is 2 miles long and has been graded as difficult with some rough patches and occasional short, flat, steep slopes.
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