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Beau Desert Golf Club

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.71796, -1.96279

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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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

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 — Siskin, Blackbird, Willow Warbler +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Siskin, Blackbird, Willow Warbler +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Alder Leaf Beetle, Nebria brevicollis +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Alder Leaf Beetle, Nebria brevicollis +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cowberry, Bramble, Fox-and-cubs +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowberry, Bramble, Fox-and-cubs +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route393 m

Named routeLength 393 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route433 m

Named routeRef 5Length 433 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route959 m

Named routeLength 959 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Follow the DogMountain bike route

Named routeRef Follow the DogRound tripLocal cycle route

Fair Oak Pools TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

The Monkey TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef The Monkey TrailRound tripLocal cycle route

Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

8,527 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,527 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds47 species

winterspring

2025

Long-tailed Tit · Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Wren · Blackbird +42

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwiftApus apus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoosanderMergus merganser
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac

Fallow DeerDama dama
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects19 species

summer

2026

Abax parallelepipedus · Pterostichus niger · Nebria brevicollis · Carabus problematicus · Leistus spinibarbis +14

Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis
Nebria salinaNebria salina

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Plants10 species

springautumn

2025

Cowberry · Fox-and-cubs · Common Toadflax · Honeysuckle · Tormentil +5

CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common NettleUrtica dioica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,527 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspring

2025

Long-tailed Tit · Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Wren · Blackbird +42

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwiftApus apus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoosanderMergus merganser
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac

Fallow DeerDama dama
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects19 species

summer

2026

Abax parallelepipedus · Pterostichus niger · Nebria brevicollis · Carabus problematicus · Leistus spinibarbis +14

Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis
Nebria salinaNebria salina

🌿

Plants10 species

springautumn

2025

Cowberry · Fox-and-cubs · Common Toadflax · Honeysuckle · Tormentil +5

CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common NettleUrtica dioica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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