Big Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › East Staffordshire Getting here
52.89631, -1.99981
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Heath Star Moss, Capillary Thread-moss +20 more · last seen 2011
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Meadow Brown +15 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Meadow Brown +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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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Wildlife to spot
287 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 287 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Mallard +30
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2015 Curlew Numenius arquata2011 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica2013 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2011 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2010 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2010 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2010 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2010 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Mole · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger +11
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Badger Meles meles2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Small White · Painted Lady · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +13
Small White Pieris rapae2018 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018 Large White Pieris brassicae2016 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2016 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 🌿 Plants 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Redshank · Flattened Meadow-grass · Great Willowherb · Garlic Mustard · Holly +30
Redshank Persicaria maculosa Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Holly Ilex aquifolium Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 287 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Mallard +30
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2015 Curlew Numenius arquata2011 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica2013 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2011 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2010 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2010 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2010 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2010 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Mole · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger +11
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Badger Meles meles2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Small White · Painted Lady · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +13
Small White Pieris rapae2018 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018 Large White Pieris brassicae2016 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2016 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 🌿 Plants 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Redshank · Flattened Meadow-grass · Great Willowherb · Garlic Mustard · Holly +30
Redshank Persicaria maculosa Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Holly Ilex aquifolium Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes2024
Vulpes vulpes2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Fallow Deer Dama dama2023
Fallow Deer Dama dama2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2020
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2020
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2020
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2020
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2020
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2020
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Bat Chiroptera2020
Bat Chiroptera2020 2016
2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2016
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2016
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2014
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2014
Peacock Aglais io2014
Peacock Aglais io2014
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2014
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2014
Comma Polygonia c-album2014
Comma Polygonia c-album2014
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2014
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2014 Hedge Woundwort
Hedge Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica
Stachys sylvatica
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2011
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2011
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2011
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2011
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2011
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2011
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2011
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2011
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2011
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2011
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2011
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2011
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2011
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2011
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2011
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2011
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2011
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2011
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2011
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2011
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2011
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2011
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2011
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2011
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2011
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2011
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2011
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2011
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2011
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2011
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2011
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2011
Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2011
Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2011
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2011
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2011
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2011
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2011
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2011
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2011
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2011
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2011
Fragile Fork-moss Dicranum tauricum2011
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