Goseley Dale Wood - Woodland
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.77592, -1.51922
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
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blue WalkWalking route2.3 km▾
Named routeLength 2.3 km
Pink WalkWalking route1.4 km▾
Named routeLength 1.4 km
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 km
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route600 m▾
Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route18 m▾
Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route▾
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
Photos
Footbridge at the entrance to Goseley Dale Wood
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Wildlife to spot
22,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,188 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Redwing · Pheasant · Great Tit · Fieldfare +9
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Wood Avens · Sycamore · Nipplewort · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Ribwort Plantain +119
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,188 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Redwing · Pheasant · Great Tit · Fieldfare +9
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Wood Avens · Sycamore · Nipplewort · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Ribwort Plantain +119
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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