to Forestry Commission home page
to England home page

Hale


(Average user rating: unrated unrated)

About Hale

Hale wood is a long, narrow wood on the top of the Chilterns ridge. The Ridgeway National Trail runs the length of the wood. There are a variety of tree species but the predominant species is conifer. There is a gravel track running most of the length of the wood and a number of paths and trails linking onto this track.

How to get there:

St Leonards is the nearest town or village.

Located on the road from Wendover to St Leonards, Hale wood is on the south side fo the road approximatley 2 miles out of Wendover. By foot, the Hale can be accessed via the Ridgeway National Trail which runs the entire length of the wood and by a number of other public footpaths.

OS Grid Reference: SP 897074
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Start your visit from:

Access gate
SCOTS PINE STEM AGAINST SUNLITE BROADLEAVES

Contact:

Wendover Woods Office

01296 625825 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings)
e-mail: wendoverwoods@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Please tell us about your visit

Please email us at wendoverwoods@forestry.gsi.gov.uk if you have an enquiry or would like a reply to your comments.

Email addresses will not be shown

Please help us reduce the amount of spam we receive by entering the following characters in upper or lower case without the quotes into the box below: "FSB"
 



What's of interest

Part of the Ridgeway National Trail runs through the length of this wood from Wendover town to Wendover Woods.