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Banktop Woods

9 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.01730, -1.96325

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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

Good to know

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Ramsons, Raspberry +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Large White, Small White, Peacock +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Striated Feather-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +130 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Striated Feather-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 48 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Ross Lanepublic footpath · 654 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 654 mPath type: footway
Ross Lanepublic footpath · 247 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 247 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Whiston Bridgepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sledging

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sledging

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🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park3.4 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve3.3 km→🦉CECILLY BROOKNature reserve3.7 km→🌱Tean Road RecUrban park4.2 km→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Arundel Playing FieldUrban park3.6 km→

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