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Hayes Belt

52 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

52.28955, -0.80681

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Guelder-rose, Blackthorn, Amphibious Bistort +3 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Guelder-rose, Yellow-rattle, Great Horsetail +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Guelder-rose, Yellow-rattle, Great Horsetail +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Tiger Cranefly, Meadow Plant Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Tiger Cranefly, Meadow Plant Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NorbitalCycling route
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
N/ACycling route84 m
Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route483 m
Named routeLength 483 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Named routeRef 539Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route500 m
Named routeRef 539Length 500 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The entrance to Hayes Lodge, Overstone

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The entrance to Hayes Lodge, Overstone

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🌱Sywell Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Southfields Linear Open SpaceUrban park2.1 km→🌱Grassmere Avenue Linear Open SpaceUrban park4.3 km→🌱Eastfield ParkUrban park4.5 km→🏞️SYWELLCountry park1.8 km→🌱Lings WoodUrban park2.8 km→

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