Bates Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.02967, -2.30249
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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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Centaury, Wild Carrot, Cherry Plum +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Water Mint, Blackthorn +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 551 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 43 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 43 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 336 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 336 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footings of former brick structure in Bates Wood
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Wildlife to spot
55,194 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,194 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +41
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Field Vole · Brown Hare · Bank Vole · Grey Squirrel · Badger +4
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Indet. Deer Cervidae 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Cherry Plum · Coltsfoot
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,194 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +41
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Field Vole · Brown Hare · Bank Vole · Grey Squirrel · Badger +4
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Indet. Deer Cervidae 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Cherry Plum · Coltsfoot
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2025
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