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Hanging Hill

2 ha

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52.75014, -1.53647

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Amber Jelly, Physcia tenella, Illosporiopsis christiansenii +36 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Amber Jelly, Physcia tenella, Illosporiopsis christiansenii +36 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Elder, Wild Marjoram +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Creeping Buttercup, Neat Feather-moss +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Creeping Buttercup, Neat Feather-moss +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route

Spires and SteeplesWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Conkers CircuitCycling route

Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route26 m

Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route160 m

Named routeRef 63Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route600 m

Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip

Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail

Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route

Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route

Named route

The Tramway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Gorse Lanebridleway · 1.1 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Gorse Lanebridleway · 160 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 160 mSurface dirtPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

36,619 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

36,619 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumn

2026

Mute Swan · Robin · Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Coot +22

Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025

🐝

Insects13 species

winterautumn

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Bedeguar Gall · Ramshorn Gall Causer · Artichoke Gall Causer +8

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
Ramshorn Gall CauserAndricus aries f. agamic
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Kelisia guttulaKelisia guttula2025
Paralimnus phragmitisParalimnus phragmitis2025
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti2025
Macrosteles horvathiMacrosteles horvathi2025
Macrosteles sexnotatusMacrosteles sexnotatus2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025

🍄

Fungi12 species

winter

2026

Amber Jelly · Witch's Butter · Oak Moss · Physcia tenella · Illosporiopsis christiansenii +7

Amber JellyExidia recisa
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025
JellybabyLeotia lubrica2025
Wrinkled PeachRhodotus palmatus2025
Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella2025

🌿

Plants93 species

spring

2026

Cherry Plum · Dandelion · Alder · Wavy Bitter-cress · Hard Rush +88

Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
DandelionTaraxacum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
DaisyBellis perennis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
AshFraxinus excelsior
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
HollyIlex aquifolium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
CleaversGalium aparine
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BroomCytisus scoparius
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Field MapleAcer campestre
AspenPopulus tremula
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Greater PlantainPlantago major
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
ElderSambucus nigra
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
HazelCorylus avellana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Common CouchElymus repens
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

36,619 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumn

2026

Mute Swan · Robin · Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Coot +22

Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025

🐝

Insects13 species

winterautumn

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Bedeguar Gall · Ramshorn Gall Causer · Artichoke Gall Causer +8

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
Ramshorn Gall CauserAndricus aries f. agamic
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Kelisia guttulaKelisia guttula2025
Paralimnus phragmitisParalimnus phragmitis2025
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti2025
Macrosteles horvathiMacrosteles horvathi2025
Macrosteles sexnotatusMacrosteles sexnotatus2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025

🍄

Fungi12 species

winter

2026

Amber Jelly · Witch's Butter · Oak Moss · Physcia tenella · Illosporiopsis christiansenii +7

Amber JellyExidia recisa
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025
JellybabyLeotia lubrica2025
Wrinkled PeachRhodotus palmatus2025
Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella2025

🌿

Plants93 species

spring

2026

Cherry Plum · Dandelion · Alder · Wavy Bitter-cress · Hard Rush +88

Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
DandelionTaraxacum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
DaisyBellis perennis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
AshFraxinus excelsior
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
HollyIlex aquifolium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
CleaversGalium aparine
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BroomCytisus scoparius
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Field MapleAcer campestre
AspenPopulus tremula
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Greater PlantainPlantago major
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
ElderSambucus nigra
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
HazelCorylus avellana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Common CouchElymus repens
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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