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Wildlife at Hale
 

Buckinghamshire
England
St Leonards is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: SP 897074
Hale wood is easily seen covering the scarp slope South of Wendover Woods, looking like a continuation of the woodland. Hale wood has a diverse range of trees with a good mix of broadleaf and beech trees.

Mammals: Badgers, foxes, rabbits and grey squirrels are commonly found in this wood. Deer including roe and muntjac can be seen amongst the undergrowth. Glis glis, the edible dormouse, is also found in the woods. We have information about Roe deer and Badger

Birds: Buzzards may be seen soaring over the woods.

How to get there:
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.

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What's of interest
The ridgeway national trail runs the length of this wood and is also a public bridleway.

Did you know
Glis glis are not native to this country and were introduced to Tring Park in the 1900's by the Rothschilds.
What else is here
In Hale there is also
recreation
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