Rushymoor Wood - Woodland 28 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.08480, -2.16170
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 welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Named hiking route nearby: Trent Valley Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 383 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 383 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath towards Norton Green
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Wildlife to spot
19,001 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,001 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Otter · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Otter Lutra lutra2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Reed · Gorse · Field Maple · Ground-ivy · Scots Pine +8
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,001 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Otter · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Otter Lutra lutra2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Reed · Gorse · Field Maple · Ground-ivy · Scots Pine +8
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium2025
Achillea millefolium2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 