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Hanginghill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Packhorse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BCPLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 27Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field, lane and wood, Venn Down

Field, lane and wood, Venn Down

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