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Hassacks Wood - Mixed woodland

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.22135, -1.10482

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route

Three Castles PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Basingstoke CanalWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

St James' WayWalking route110 km

Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Calleva TrailCycling route

Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route

Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

(proposed)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route300 m

Named routeRef 23Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond

Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

The Drovebridleway · 1.1 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Pigeonhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 608 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 608 mSurface cobblestonePath type: track

Pigeonhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 116 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 116 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Pigeonhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 130 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Pigeonhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 80 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 80 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

6,419 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,419 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Magpie +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
MagpiePica pica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Great TitParus major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
SwiftApus apus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
Little OwlAthene noctua2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
Rock DoveColumba livia2019
CuckooCuculus canorus2019

🦌

Mammals11 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Badger +6

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2019
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
PolecatMustela putorius2021
Fallow DeerDama dama2021

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2019

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Common Frog · frogs and toads

Common FrogRana temporaria
frogs and toadsAnura2021

🐝

Insects28 species

summer

2025

Large White · Small White · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Box Tree Moth +23

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021
Small BlueCupido minimus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
LeptocerusLeptocerus2022
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2021
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2021
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019

🌿

Plants25 species

winter

2020

Blueish Veilwort · Variable-leaved Crestwort · Minute Pouncewort · Common Pocket-moss · Bruch's Pincushion +20

Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bark Signal-mossSematophyllum substrumulosum
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,419 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Magpie +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
MagpiePica pica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Great TitParus major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
SwiftApus apus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
Little OwlAthene noctua2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
Rock DoveColumba livia2019
CuckooCuculus canorus2019

🦌

Mammals11 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Badger +6

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2019
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
PolecatMustela putorius2021
Fallow DeerDama dama2021

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2019

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Common Frog · frogs and toads

Common FrogRana temporaria
frogs and toadsAnura2021

🐝

Insects28 species

summer

2025

Large White · Small White · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Box Tree Moth +23

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021
Small BlueCupido minimus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
LeptocerusLeptocerus2022
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2021
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2021
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019

🌿

Plants25 species

winter

2020

Blueish Veilwort · Variable-leaved Crestwort · Minute Pouncewort · Common Pocket-moss · Bruch's Pincushion +20

Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bark Signal-mossSematophyllum substrumulosum
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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