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Hay Wood - Broadleaved woodland

7 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.31092, -2.94263

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 334m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

6 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pier to Pier WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route856 m
Named routeRef 33Length 856 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 33Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Caterpillar tent, Hellenge Hill

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Caterpillar tent, Hellenge Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beach LawnsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Ashcombe ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦WW2 Sighting ArrowHistoric site5 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Parade ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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