Chewton Bunny Nature Reserve

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Chewton Bunny is a nature reserve situated on the edge of Highcliffe and the New Forest on the Walkford Brook.The area is rich in woodland wildlife and is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest.

A Bunny is a local name of unknown origin for a valley, equivalent to the Dorset Chine or Glen in Scotland. Chewton Bunny is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest, rich in woodland wildlife including a number of Ancient Natural Woodland Indicator species.

Mill House in the centre of the site (now a private residence) previously used a waterwheel in the Walkford Brook to mill grain. The site was also a convenient smuggling route for contraband in the past. At the north end, the Brook passes under the first ever reinforced concrete bridge.