Hailey Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland47 ha
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha
Getting here
51.71273, -2.05560
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route773 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 773 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,598 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,598 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Nebria brevicollis · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper +7
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,598 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Nebria brevicollis · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper +7
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rufous Grasshopper
Rufous Grasshopper
Gomphocerippus rufus
Gomphocerippus rufus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusPlatystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2024Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2024Mallota cimbiciformisMallota cimbiciformis2024Mallota cimbiciformisMallota cimbiciformis2024