Hangingwood Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 67 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 67 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.86662, 0.00533
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 176m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 176m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Ramsons +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map 20 public paths nearby
Public paths
Rigery Lane byway open to all traffic · 133 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 133 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridleway towards Plashes Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,915 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,915 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Harvest Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Volucella inanis · Southern Hawker +18
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,915 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Harvest Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Volucella inanis · Southern Hawker +18
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly Blue
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus2024
Celastrina argiolus2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
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