Alder Carr ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › East Staffordshire Getting here
52.85442, -1.91600
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Lesser Celandine, Red Dead-nettle +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,019 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,019 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +37
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter +11
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Corizus hyoscyami · 2-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Greater Horntail Wasp
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2020 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yarrow +8
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,019 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +37
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter +11
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Corizus hyoscyami · 2-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Greater Horntail Wasp
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2020 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yarrow +8
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025
Feral Cat Felis catus2024
Feral Cat Felis catus2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2021
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2021
Badger Meles meles2021
Badger Meles meles2021 2024
2024
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2022
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2022
Yew Taxus baccata2022
Yew Taxus baccata2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2022
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2022
Sweet-William Dianthus barbatus2022
Sweet-William Dianthus barbatus2022
Cowslip Primula veris2022
Cowslip Primula veris2022
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2022
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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