Heath Hanger Copse - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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51.43391, -1.47886
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pewsey Vale Circular Walk Walking route ▾
The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 529 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 529 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019
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Fallow Deer Dama dama2018
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Comma Polygonia c-album2019
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Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
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Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
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Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
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Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina2019
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Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
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Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
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Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
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7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
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Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2020
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Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
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Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
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Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2018
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Marbled White Melanargia galathea2017
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Silver Y Autographa gamma2016
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Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae
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Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
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Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
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Striped Bent-wing Lyonetia prunifoliella
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Clover Stilt Parectopa ononidis
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Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2022
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Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2020
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Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
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Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2019
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Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
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Spindle Moth Ypsolopha mucronella2019
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Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
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Brown Argus Aricia agestis2018
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Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2017
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Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2017
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Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2015
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Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2014
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Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2016
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Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2016
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Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2014
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Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2014
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Wood Melick Melica uniflora2014
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Beech Fagus sylvatica2014
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Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2014
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Ash Fraxinus excelsior2014
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Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2014
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Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2014
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Wild Cherry Prunus avium2014
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Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina2014
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Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2014
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Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2014
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Sweet Violet Viola odorata2014
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Holly Ilex aquifolium2014
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Elder Sambucus nigra2014
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Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2014
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Wood Avens Geum urbanum2014
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Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2014
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daffodils Narcissus2014
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Spindle Euonymus europaeus2014
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Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2014
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Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2014
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Ivy Hedera helix2014
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Downy Birch Betula pubescens2014
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Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2014
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Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2014
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Field-rose Rosa arvensis2014
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Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
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Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2016
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Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2016
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Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2016
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Greater Plantain Plantago major2016
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Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2016
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Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2016
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Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2016
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White Clover Trifolium repens2016
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Wild Carrot Daucus carota2016
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Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2016
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Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2016
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Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2016
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Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2016
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Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2016
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False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2016
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Bromus racemosus subsp. racemosus Bromus racemosus subsp. racemosus2016
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Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2016
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Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2016
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Silene latifolia subsp. alba Silene latifolia subsp. alba2016
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Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2016
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2016
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2016
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Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2016
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2016
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2016
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2016
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2016
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2016
Timothy Phleum pratense2016
Timothy Phleum pratense2016
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2016
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2016
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2016
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2016
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2016
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2016
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2016
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2016
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2016
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Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2016
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2016
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2016
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Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2016
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Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2016
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Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2016
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Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2016
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Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2016
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Corn Mint Mentha arvensis2016
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis2016
Daisy Bellis perennis2016
Daisy Bellis perennis2016
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2014
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2014
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2014
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2014
Ebbinge's Oleaster Elaeagnus macrophylla x pungens = E. x submacrophylla2014
Ebbinge's Oleaster Elaeagnus macrophylla x pungens = E. x submacrophylla2014
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2014
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Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2014
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European Larch Larix decidua2014
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Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2014
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2014
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2014
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2014
Pignut Conopodium majus2014
Pignut Conopodium majus2014
Bugle Ajuga reptans2014
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Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2014
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2014
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2014
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2014
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2014
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Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2014
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2014
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2014
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2014
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2014
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Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2014
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False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2014
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Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2014
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2014
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2014
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Primrose Primula vulgaris2014
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Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2014
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2014
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2014
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2014
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2014
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2014
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2014
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2014
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2014
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2014
Norway Spruce Picea abies2014
Norway Spruce Picea abies2014
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2014
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2014
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2014
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2014
Maize Zea mays2014
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