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Hanging Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 planetearthisblue · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.63800, -1.75604

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~9h

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Lichfield Canal Heritage Towpath TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Knox's Grave Lanebridleway · 712 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 712 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Knox's Grave Lanebridleway · 871 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 871 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hopwas Hays Wood

📷 planetearthisblue · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hopwas Hays Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wigginton ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park4.1 km→🐄Drayton Manor ZooVisitor farm4.2 km→🐄Birds of PreyVisitor farm4.3 km→✦Tamworth CastleHistoric site4.1 km→🦉TAMESIDENature reserve4.6 km→

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