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Hay House moated site

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📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.75100, -2.13760

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Skylark, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Elaphrus riparius +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Elaphrus riparius +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Yellow-rattle, Field Maple +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Yellow-rattle, Field Maple +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route351 m
Named routeRef 55Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route658 m
Named routeRef 55Length 658 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 5Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hay House farmhouse

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hay House farmhouse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wildwood ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Rowley Park Sports StadiumUrban park4.9 km→🌱Penkridge Festival GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth II Playing FieldUrban park5 km→🌱Kempson Road Play AreaUrban park3.2 km→✦Moated site and ancillary enclosure SW of Stafford CastleHistoric site4.6 km→

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