Wildlife reserves · East of England
Hayley Wood
In or near Great Gransden.
Hayley Wood — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Hayley Wood, you can use the postcode CB23 2UR for navigation. Entry is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Hayley Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.1590°, -0.1150°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hayley Wood SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hayley Wood is a 51.7-hectare (128-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Great Gransden in Cambridgeshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, and it is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. It was the subject of a book by the academic and woodland expert Oliver Rackham, listed below, who regularly visited and recorded his observations of the woodland in his notebooks.
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Background
History
A large wood in this area of the parish was mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, but by 1251 it had been split into two: Hayley Wood (40 acres) and Littlehound Wood (32 acres). Agriculture in the area declined after 1350 and the wooded area expanded; by 1650, Hayley Wood covered 120 acre and Littlehound 40 acres. In around 1655, Littlehound was 'new stubbed' and disappeared under cultivation, although its outline can still be seen in the form of field boundaries. Hayley Wood was confiscated from the Bishop of Ely by Queen Elizabeth in 1579 and whenceforth became privately owned. The Varsity Line - a railway between Bedford and Cambridge - ran along the wood's northern edge between…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1590, -0.1150
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Longstowe
- Postcode
- CB23 2UR
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q5686899 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hayley Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hayley Wood 7.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hayley Wood?
- Hayley Wood is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB23 2UR), in the parish of Longstowe.
- What is Hayley Wood?
- Hayley Wood — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hayley Wood?
- Drivers can use postcode CB23 2UR.
- Who runs Hayley Wood?
- Hayley Wood is operated by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
- Is Hayley Wood a listed building?
- Hayley Wood is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Hayley Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Hayley Wood is part of the Hayley Wood SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Hayley Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Hayley Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hayley Wood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CB23 2UR. It sits within the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.