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Hay Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.93968, -2.45603

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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
  • 🐴1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Horse riding

1 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bilberry, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion +5 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heather, Forked Veilwort, Ground-ivy +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Poets' Path No 1Walking route8 km
Named routeRef PP1Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Daffodil WayWalking route
Named routeRef dafLocal walking route
Poets' Path No 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef PP2Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route

National Byway in the Ledbury area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest road, Hay Wood

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest road, Hay Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱Broadford Meadow ArboretumUrban park3 km→✦Haind Park WoodHistoric site3.3 km→⛪Gorsley Baptist ChapelReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪Western Way ChapelReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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Dymock

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