Wick Hill Hanger

Beautiful semi-natural ancient woodland

Location

Wick Hill Hanger
East Hampshire
Hampshire

GU34 3BP

Know before you go

Size

8 hectares

Entry fee

Donations welcome

Parking information

No parking avaliable

Access

The main byway running along the east of the site is relatively level. The two rights of way bisecting the site are very steep and muddy.

Dogs

Under effective control

When to visit

Opening times

Open all year

Best time to visit

Visit the reserve during spring and summer to see the 24 butterfly species, woodpeckers and reptiles.

About the reserve

Wick Hill Hanger is a beautiful eight hectare semi-natural ancient woodland, dominated by ash, which 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 brown hairstreak.

Special features:

Home to a healthy population of birds, including all three woodpecker species, grasshopper warbler, blackcap and whitethroat.
The woodland is home to many reptiles and amphibians such as grass snake, slow worm and toad.