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Beau Desert Golf Club

205 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome205 ha

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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via The Monkey Trail
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Mountain biking

2 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: The Monkey Trail

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

11 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Siskin, Tree Pipit, Willow Warbler +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Siskin, Tree Pipit, Willow Warbler +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 15.6 km

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths 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
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

9 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
Main RouteCycling route630 m
Named routeRef 5Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 5Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

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
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Marquis Drivebridleway · 583 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 583 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Marquis Drivebridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Marquis Drivebridleway · 92 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Marquis Drivebridleway · 42 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 42 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Marquis Drivebridleway · 71 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 71 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track junction at the top of Parson's Slade

Track junction at the top of Parson's Slade

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