Romano-British site known as Hailey Wood Camp
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.70205, -2.05243
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉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 — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route773 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 773 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,478 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,478 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet +8
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common Spotted-orchid · Woodruff · Wild Carrot · Black Bryony · Field Pansy +62
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Field PansyViola arvensis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,478 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet +8
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common Spotted-orchid · Woodruff · Wild Carrot · Black Bryony · Field Pansy +62
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Field PansyViola arvensis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisBrown Tree AntLasius brunneusBrown Tree AntLasius brunneusMallota cimbiciformisMallota cimbiciformis2024Mallota cimbiciformisMallota cimbiciformis2024Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2023Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2023Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023White BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumWalnutJuglans regiaWalnutJuglans regiaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaHesgen LwydCarex divulsaHesgen LwydCarex divulsaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumFringed PearlwortSagina filicaulisFringed PearlwortSagina filicaulisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaSpiked SedgeCarex spicataSpiked SedgeCarex spicataHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumSmall ToadflaxChaenorhinum minusSmall ToadflaxChaenorhinum minusField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleEvents & activities nearby
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