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Hayes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.03066, -2.31928

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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 — Magpie, Mallard, Coot +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Coot +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bush Vetch, Daisy, Garlic Mustard +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Eyed Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Eyed Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Guelder-rose, Blackthorn +5 more foraging species; 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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Crewe and Nantwich Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 551Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Named routeRef 551Length 930 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridge over former Audley branch line

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridge over former Audley branch line

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Silverdale Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🏞️APEDALE COMMUNITYCountry park3.2 km→✦KEELE HALLHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Leddy's FieldUrban park2.9 km→✦Audley CastleHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Silverdale ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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