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Hey Wood

10 ha

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Bistort, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Campion, Cuckooflower +69 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Campion, Cuckooflower +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple

Named routeLength 13.4 kmRegional walking route
Lantern Pike Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route7.4 km
Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Middle Fieldspublic footpath · 636 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 636 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
Park Lanepublic footpath · 426 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 426 mPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Sett Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 62Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Primrose Lanebridleway · 171 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 171 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

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