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Hayward Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 John Lord · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.84321, -2.50903

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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 290m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 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
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Broadmoor Roadpublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface asphaltPath type: secondary
Whimsey Roadpublic footpath · 217 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 217 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Speculation Roadpublic footpath · 95 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
Family skills route (moderate)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route810 m
Named routeRef 42Length 810 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holy Trinity Church, Drybrook - geograph.org.uk - 1876595

📷 John Lord · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holy Trinity Church, Drybrook - geograph.org.uk - 1876595

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🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site4.2 km→✦Welshbury Hill FortHistoric site2.8 km→✦Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworksHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park4 km→

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