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CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELD

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

Getting here

52.68517, -1.83430

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 54

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Free72%

Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14

4 named nearby · 10 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

29

29 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Heart of England Way · Walking0
Two Saints Way · Walking148 km
Route 54 · Cycling0
McClean Way · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Frenchman's Walk · public footpath
Frenchman's Walk · public footpath

About this historic site

Grade II registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Erasmus Darwin House, Beacon Street, Lichfield

Erasmus Darwin House, Beacon Street, Lichfield

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

Café

Chandler's Cafe · 239m

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Parking

Sandford Street · Paid · 75m

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Picnic spot

2 · 270m away

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Playground

2 · 206m away

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Toilets

2 · 238m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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