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Hanging Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

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

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Black Oil-beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Dog's Mercury, Wild Marjoram +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Wild Marjoram, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Stockbridge Common Marsh Wildlife Walk, SW HantsWalking route2.9 km

Enjoy the open space of Stockbridge Common, situated along the River Test. The marsh offers access to the river's edge, in a valley that has little / no river frontage. An ideal location for walking & picnicking. Grass paths can be muddy after wet weather

Named routeLength 2.9 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

24 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 route36 m
Named routeRef 246Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route143 m
Named routeRef 24Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coombe Bottom Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.3 kmSurface gravelIncline 4%Path type: track
Coombe Bottom Lanerestricted byway · 166 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 166 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Garlick Lanebyway open to all traffic · 510 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 510 mPath type: track
Parnholt Lanerestricted byway · 713 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 713 mSurface gravelIncline 2%Path type: track
Garlick Lanebyway open to all traffic · 869 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 869 mSurface groundPath type: track

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