Blackbush Hanger - Quarry
11 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
50.87177, -0.94997
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 319m away — 8 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 319m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous 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
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staunton WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Solent WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Havant Footpath 30Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
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Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hayling Billy Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
19,517 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,517 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Minotaur Beetle
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,517 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Minotaur Beetle
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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