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Hanging Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Claire Seyler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.23679, -1.96987

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Meadow Brown, Blue-tailed Damselfly +91 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route112 m
Named routeRef 5Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route320 m
Named routeRef 5Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route240 m
Named routeRef 5Length 240 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Electricity pylons crossing farmland

📷 Claire Seyler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Electricity pylons crossing farmland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Astwood Bank ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Astwood ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦Feckenham manorial moated siteHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Inkberrow (Millennium Green)Urban park2.5 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park2.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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