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Anne's Well Wood

4 ha

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52.82101, -2.23582

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Wigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Wigeon +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Beaded Chestnut, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beaded Chestnut, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route103 m

Named routeRef 55Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route351 m

Named routeRef 55Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route997 m

Named routeRef 55Length 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route658 m

Named routeRef 55Length 658 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route310 m

Named routeRef 55Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

35,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Red Kite · Hobby · Wigeon · Peregrine +61

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
WigeonMareca penelope2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2016
Coal TitPeriparus ater2016
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016
Mute SwanCygnus olor2016
NuthatchSitta europaea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MagpiePica pica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
PintailAnas acuta2017
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2016
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2016
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
GoosanderMergus merganser2016
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2016
RedwingTurdus iliacus2015
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2015

🦌

Mammals15 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Brown Hare · Mole · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox +10

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
OtterLutra lutra2022
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
BadgerMeles meles2025
ShrewSoricidae2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
PolecatMustela putorius2016
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020
StoatMustela erminea2016

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2022

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects93 species

autumn

2025

Beaded Chestnut · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Yellow Underwing · Angle Shades · Black Rustic +88

Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2015
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2015
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2015
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2015
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2015
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2015
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2015
December MothPoecilocampa populi2015
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2015
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2015
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2015
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2015
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2015
Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2015
Silver YAutographa gamma2015
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2015
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2015
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2015
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2015
Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2015
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2015
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2015
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2015
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2015
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2015
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2015
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2015
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2015
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2015
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2015
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2015
Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2015
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2015
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2015
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2015
BrickSunira circellaris2015
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2015
Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2015
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2015
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2015
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2015
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2015
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2015
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2015
Acleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notana2015
Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2015
Bordered SallowPyrrhia umbra2015
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2015
Figure of EightDiloba caeruleocephala2015
Straw DotRivula sericealis2015
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2015
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2015
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2015
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2020
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2016
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2016
Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2015
Brindled BuffAgonopterix arenella2015
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2015
StreakChesias legatella2015
Common Fern MothPsychoides filicivora2015
Tree-mallow TortrixCrocidosema plebejana2015
SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2015
Blood-veinTimandra comae2015
Red Sword-grassXylena vetusta2015
Wakely's DowdBlastobasis lacticolella2015
Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2015
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea2015
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2015
Rhomboid TortrixAcleris rhombana2015
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2015
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2015

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2025

Lords-and-Ladies · Chicory · Yellow Pimpernel · Wood-sorrel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +10

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
ChicoryCichorium intybus2020
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2016
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2016
Thin-spiked Wood-sedgeCarex strigosa2016
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2016
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2016
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Red Kite · Hobby · Wigeon · Peregrine +61

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
WigeonMareca penelope2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2016
Coal TitPeriparus ater2016
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016
Mute SwanCygnus olor2016
NuthatchSitta europaea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MagpiePica pica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
PintailAnas acuta2017
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2016
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2016
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
GoosanderMergus merganser2016
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2016
RedwingTurdus iliacus2015
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2015

🦌

Mammals15 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Brown Hare · Mole · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox +10

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
OtterLutra lutra2022
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
BadgerMeles meles2025
ShrewSoricidae2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
PolecatMustela putorius2016
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020
StoatMustela erminea2016

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2022

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects93 species

autumn

2025

Beaded Chestnut · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Yellow Underwing · Angle Shades · Black Rustic +88

Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2015
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2015
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2015
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2015
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2015
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2015
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2015
December MothPoecilocampa populi2015
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2015
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2015
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2015
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2015
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2015
Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2015
Silver YAutographa gamma2015
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2015
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2015
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2015
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2015
Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2015
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2015
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2015
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2015
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2015
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2015
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2015
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2015
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2015
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2015
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2015
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2015
Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2015
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2015
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2015
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2015
BrickSunira circellaris2015
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2015
Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2015
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2015
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2015
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2015
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2015
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2015
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2015
Acleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notana2015
Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2015
Bordered SallowPyrrhia umbra2015
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2015
Figure of EightDiloba caeruleocephala2015
Straw DotRivula sericealis2015
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2015
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2015
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2015
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2020
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2016
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2016
Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2015
Brindled BuffAgonopterix arenella2015
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2015
StreakChesias legatella2015
Common Fern MothPsychoides filicivora2015
Tree-mallow TortrixCrocidosema plebejana2015
SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2015
Blood-veinTimandra comae2015
Red Sword-grassXylena vetusta2015
Wakely's DowdBlastobasis lacticolella2015
Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2015
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea2015
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2015
Rhomboid TortrixAcleris rhombana2015
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2015
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2015

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2025

Lords-and-Ladies · Chicory · Yellow Pimpernel · Wood-sorrel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +10

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
ChicoryCichorium intybus2020
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2016
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2016
Thin-spiked Wood-sedgeCarex strigosa2016
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2016
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2016
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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