Bathpool Park ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.07358, -2.24503
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hogweed, Raspberry +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 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 Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 101 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 Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 37 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 37 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
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Holly Ilex aquifolium
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Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
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Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
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Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
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Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
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Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hedera Hedera
Hedera Hedera
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
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Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
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Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
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Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
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Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
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Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
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Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
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Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
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Daisy Bellis perennis2025
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