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Hay Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 AJD · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.34368, -1.69074

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 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
ACW Circular Walk 02Walking route
Named routeRef C02Listed length 9 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond on the edge of Hay Wood

📷 AJD · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond on the edge of Hay Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dorridge ParkUrban park5 km→✦BADDESLEY CLINTON HALLHistoric site1.2 km→✦WROXALL ABBEYHistoric site1.4 km→✦PACKWOOD HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Two Pits ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Preceptory at Temple BalsallHistoric site4.3 km→

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