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Hazel Point

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

52.25208, -3.04069

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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 — Dipper, Grey Heron, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Grey Heron, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Hogweed +149 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Hogweed +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Elmis aenea, Dicranota +159 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Elmis aenea, Dicranota +159 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route660 m
Named routeRef 825Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route828 m
Named routeRef 825Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m
Named routeRef 825Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sunken track beneath Hazel Point

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sunken track beneath Hazel Point

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Went’s MeadowUrban park3.4 km→✦EYWOODHistoric site4.2 km→⚽Went's MeadowPlaying field3.4 km→✦Offa's Dyke: Rushock Hill section, extending 1630yds (1490m) E to Kennel WoodHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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