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The Hanger

5 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.18906, -0.89716

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 496m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hangers WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Alice Holt Forest: Easy Access TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
Coldreypublic footpath · 213 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 213 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Pax Hillpublic footpath · 124 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 124 mPath type: service
Coldreypublic footpath · 167 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 167 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
AltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route586 m
Named routeRef 224Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 22Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Cycle RouteLocal cycle route
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Unofficial path through The Hanger

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Unofficial path through The Hanger

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄BirdworldVisitor farm3.9 km→🌱Alice Holt ArboretumUrban park2.8 km→🌱Froyle ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦Cuckoo's Corner Roman site, NeathamHistoric site4.1 km→🐄Orchard FarmVisitor farm4.9 km→🌱Holt Pound Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→

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