Hayes Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 71 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 71 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
52.99712, -1.94577
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Broad-leaved Dock +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Cheilosia illustrata +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Wild Strawberry, Beech +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Booth's Wood Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
Show on map Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cherry Lane public footpath · 245 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 245 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Churnet Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 13.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Timber stacks and tree clearance in Sutton's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
18,007 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,007 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Ringed Plover · Nuthatch · Robin · Blackbird · Cuckoo +46
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Hobby Falco subbuteo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coal Tit Periparus ater Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Willow Tit Poecile montanus Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger · Field Vole · Harvest Mouse +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Grey Squirrel Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Cantharis pellucida · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Hogweed · Snowberry +12
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025 Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,007 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Ringed Plover · Nuthatch · Robin · Blackbird · Cuckoo +46
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Hobby Falco subbuteo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coal Tit Periparus ater Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Willow Tit Poecile montanus Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger · Field Vole · Harvest Mouse +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Grey Squirrel Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Cantharis pellucida · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Hogweed · Snowberry +12
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025 Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Criorhina asilica Criorhina asilica
Criorhina asilica Criorhina asilica
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata 2025
2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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