Hogs Hole Spinney - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.43398, -0.75616
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route260 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route690 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,335 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +33
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Hornet Hoverfly · Syrphus +12
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Field Bindweed · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Pedunculate Oak · Arrowhead · Hedge Bindweed +27
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2024
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Musk Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,335 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +33
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Hornet Hoverfly · Syrphus +12
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Field Bindweed · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Pedunculate Oak · Arrowhead · Hedge Bindweed +27
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2024
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Musk Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusPeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Carduus nutans
Carduus nutans
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumEarly Meadow-grassPoa infirmaEarly Meadow-grassPoa infirmaCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2024Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2024Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2024