About the reserve

Wick Hill Hanger is a beautiful eight hectare semi-natural ancient woodland, made up of beech, oak, wych elm, crabapple, wild cherry and small-leaved lime. This ancient woodland forms part of a larger belt of woodland on the Greensand Hangers of East Hampshire. 

Enjoy the variety of ground flora on display at this woodland site, with large numbers of bluebell, dog's mercury and pignut, as well as areas of wild garlic.

The reserve is rich in insect life, including moths and 24 butterfly species such as silver-washed fritillary, white admiral and speckled wood. 

Special features:

• Home to a healthy population of birds, including all three woodpecker species, grasshopper warbler, blackcap and whitethroat.