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Big Hyde Rough

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 John M · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.67285, -2.20068

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Adonis' Ladybird, Black-tailed Skimmer +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Adonis' Ladybird, Black-tailed Skimmer +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Coltsfoot · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 81Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 81Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route917 m
Named routeRef 81Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route589 m
Named routeRef 81Length 589 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Arable land in Kiddemore Green

📷 John M · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arable land in Kiddemore Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHILLINGTONHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Wheel FieldUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Mary and St Chad ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→🌱Bishops Wood ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱The Friends of Bilbrook Jubilee WoodUrban park4.5 km→✦White Ladies (St Leonard's) PrioryHistoric site4 km→

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