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Hopwas Hays Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.64509, -1.73802

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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
Parking

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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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route228 m
Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route59 m
Named routeLength 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route61 m
Named routeLength 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km
Named routeLength 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Approaching Hopwas School Bridge

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Approaching Hopwas School Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wigginton ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park3.2 km→🐄Drayton Manor ZooVisitor farm4.1 km→🦉WARWICKSHIRE MOORNature reserve4 km→🐄Birds of PreyVisitor farm4.1 km→✦Tamworth CastleHistoric site3.1 km→

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