A HOMELESS man was discovered hanging from a tree by holiday-makers taking a walk in a wood.

Kevin Razey, originally from Wales, was found dead in Sarsgrove Wood, near Chipping Norton, on April 3, 2005.

The 43-year-old was spotted by Gillian Smith, from Birmingham, who was using binoculars while birdwatching with her husband, an inquest at Oxford Coroner's Court heard last week.

Coroner Nicholas Gardiner, recording his verdict, said: "Mr Razey took his own life."