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Hayend Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.77717, -1.85736

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Violet · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Peacock +54 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Peacock +54 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cows near Hayend Farm

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cows near Hayend Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪Church of the Holy AngelsReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Moated site of Handsacre Hall.Historic site4.4 km→

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