Serpent Trail

Hampshire, Surrey, W Sussex

The Serpent Trail is a 64-mile path which winds its way through the rare heathlands of the South Downs National Park. The walk will take you through beautiful and internationally rare lowland heath habitat, 80% of which has been lost since the early 1800s, passing through purple heather, green woods and golden valleys of the Sussex greensand hills. The Trail and the corridor of heathland habitat created along part of it also links up isolated heathland sites to support species such as the green tiger beetle and Dartford warbler.

Picture shows Chris Packham opening the Serpent Trail in 2005.

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Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Waymark:	White disc/serpent in purple triangle/encircling name
Attributes:	Average Gradients Heath National Park
Start:	SU906330 - Haslemere High Street, Surrey
Finish:	SU754226 - Petersfield Heath, Petersfield, Hampshire
Open Date:	5 April 2005
Web Sites:	South Downs NPA - Serpent Trail Pete's Trip Reports - Serpent Trail [blog] Serpent Trail [YouTube video] Serpent Trail (blog)

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External download	Serpent Trail  (South Downs National Park Authority  - 2021 )
Other	Features of the Serpent Trail  (Field Studies Council  - 2011 )
E-Book	Serpents Trail: A guide to the walk from Petersfield to Haslemere  (Amazon Media Group )

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