Listed by the SPNR as a large 'primeval forest' and 'a good place for plants which frequent woody places' as well as birds and insects. Although it has no statutory conservation designation, Hopwas Hays Wood is still the largest area of woodland in south east Staffordshire and is important for an number of protected species such as otter and grass snake. A large part of the wood is owned by Tarmac.
(Above) the original SPNR survey documents for Hopwas and Hays Wood
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