Hay Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
51.90111, -2.44884
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita, Green-winged Orchid, Brookweed +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Road on the northern slopes of May Hill
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Wildlife to spot
10,110 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,110 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Crossbill · Wren · Woodpigeon +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🦌 Mammals 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Red Fox +6
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Leisler's Bat 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,110 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Crossbill · Wren · Woodpigeon +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🦌 Mammals 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Red Fox +6
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Leisler's Bat 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus leisleri2025
Nyctalus leisleri2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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