Conservation Area - Longwood Forest
Conservation Area - Longwood Forest is a 23,000-hectare block in Southland, falling under the Southland Hunting Areas permit area.
Elevations run from about 14 m up to 801 m, with a median of 324 m. The whole block sits below the bushline. Slopes lean predominantly west-facing. Expect bush, scrub and gully hunting rather than open tops work.
Game on the permit includes red deer, wild goat and wild pig.
Open Conservation Area - Longwood Forest on the interactive map
Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 81,877 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 14–801 m
- Median elevation
- 324 m
- Middle 50%
- 191–489 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
14–801 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Recorded DOC shelters in the block include Turnbull's (Big Dam) Hut, Martin's Hut, giving hunters more than one option for basing up.
Air access is open, giving hunters the option of flying in onto a likely face rather than working in on foot.
Huts & campsites
Heating
Heating, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Southland Hunting Areas permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
This block sits within a DOC air-access zone — fly-in hunting and helicopter drop-offs may be permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required. The block is classed as an ordinary block with hunting permitted, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction to work around.
1080 & pesticide status
No current, planned or proposed pesticide operations intersect this block in our data. Always confirm with DOC before taking a dog in.
Get roar & 1080 alerts for the areas you hunt
We'll email you when pesticide operations, ballot dates or access conditions change for Southland.
Sign up →