Hayley Wood

Oak trees and coppice plots at Hayley Wood

Hayley Wood - Robert Enderby

Hayley Wood Aerial

Hayley Wood

Hayley Wood

This reserve is now open, though it remains muddy in places. Updated 4 July 2024.

An ancient coppiced woodland with a fantastic display of oxlips in the spring

Location

On south side of B1046, 1 mile west of A1198.
Little Gransden
Cambridgeshire

OS Map Reference

TL 294 537
A static map of Hayley Wood

Know before you go

Size
52 hectares
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Entry fee

No
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Parking information

Park opposite the water tower and walk 300m up Hayley Lane to reserve. PLEASE NOTE information in the spring issue of Local Wildlife is inaccurate regarding buses - accessible by car or bike only.
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Grazing animals

No
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Access

Good level paths and wide main rides, can be very muddy in winter.

Dogs

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When to visit

Opening times

Open at all times

Best time to visit

Spring

About the reserve

This ancient woodland is a treasure trove of spring flowers and archaeological clues to times past. It is still managed in a traditional way to this day. As well as the usual flowers, such as bluebell, wood anemone and dog's mercury, Hayley Wood is host to hundreds of species of fungi and thousands of insects and birds.

As you walk up Hayley Lane to approach the wood, the hedge on your left is at least 800 years old and in the winter groans with berries that sustain fieldfares and redwings. In the wood you will find a fence erected by the Wildlife Trust to protect most of the wood from the worst ravages of deer browsing.

Leaflet and map

Additional information

  • This site is part of the West Cambridgeshire Hundreds Living Landscape Scheme.
  • Tree felling in Hayley Wood - click here for more information.
  • Scroll down to see the reserve boundary. Please note the boundary map is for indication purposes only and does not show the Wildlife Trusts definitive land boundary. 

FOR ANY MEDIA ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM:   communicationsteam@wildlifebcn.org or 01954 713500 and ask for comms team.

Contact us

Contact number: 01954 713500

Location map

Hayley Wood - April 2019

Hayley Wood - Robert Enderby

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Betony at Upwood Meadows June  - c. Robert Enderby

Betony at Upwood Meadows June  - c. Robert Enderby

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