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Hanging Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsSeasonalWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.05244, -1.44356

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Test Way Cycle routeCycling route

https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryside/cycling/testway

Named route
Main RouteCycling route143 m
Named routeRef 24Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 246Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Danebury Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

A strenuous 24 miles that takes in some of Hampshire’s finest scenery. This cycle route joins easy sections of the Test Way with the steeper gradients of the Broughton Downs.

Named routeListed length 24 miHampshire off Road cycle trails
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
WestwoodMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Farley Lanerestricted byway · 475 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 475 mSurface gravelIncline 0%Path type: track
Coombe Bottom Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.3 kmSurface gravelIncline 4%Path type: track
Parnholt Lanerestricted byway · 257 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 257 mSurface gravelIncline 10%Path type: track
Coombe Bottom Lanerestricted byway · 166 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 166 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Farley Lanebridleway · 397 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 397 mSurface gravelIncline 3%Path type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway on the eastern edge of Parnholt Wood

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway on the eastern edge of Parnholt Wood

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Nearby places

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✦SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUMHistoric site4.7 km→🏞️FARLEY MOUNTCountry park4 km→✦Hursley Deer ParkHistoric site4.3 km→✦John of Gaunt's PalaceHistoric site4.1 km→🦉CRAB WOODNature reserve4.9 km→✦Ashley Wood campHistoric site1.9 km→

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