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Big Wood

22 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

52.64308, -2.68278

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhyzobius litura, 16-spot Ladybird, Stygnocoris fuligineus +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius litura, 16-spot Ladybird, Stygnocoris fuligineus +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oxlip · last seen 2026; Plants — False Oxlip · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
River Reflections Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route1.6 km

River Tern, Water Meadow, Man-Made Lake, Two Bridges. Dogs leashed for majority of the walk, with a section for off lead walking in the north: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/shropshire-staffordshire/place

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Food and Fungi Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route1.6 km

Walled Garden, Apple Orchard, Woodland, Fungi, Exotic Fruit

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Repton Ramble, Attingham ParkWalking route4 km

Deer, WW2 Remians, The Ha-Ha, Mainsion Views, River Tern. Dogs leashed for parts of this walk: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/natio

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
Deer Park Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route3.6 km

Wildlife, Historic Parkland, Suspension Bridge, Deer. Dogs to be leashed on sections of this walk due to deer in the park.

Named routeLength 3.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Damaged OS benchmark - Big Wood, roadside drain

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Damaged OS benchmark - Big Wood, roadside drain

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ATTINGHAM PARKHistoric site5 km→✦PITCHFORD HALLHistoric site1.4 km→✦ACTON BURNELLHistoric site3.8 km→⛪The Parish Church of St EataReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Site of Roman town of Wroxeter (Viroconium)Historic site4.4 km→✦Condover HallHistoric site4.5 km→

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