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4 ha

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.87793, -2.00027

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Bullfinch, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Bullfinch, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Heath Star Moss +21 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Heath Star Moss +21 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Small White, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Small White, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Shootpublic footpath · 2.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.5 kmPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fradswell Village Hall

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fradswell Village Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MoatHistoric site4.3 km→✦SANDON PARKHistoric site4.6 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⚽The GreenPlaying field4.9 km→⛪St James the Less ChurchReligious grounds900 m→✦Chartley Castle, Chartley Old Hall and associated water control systems including garden remainsHistoric site2.7 km→

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