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Bowl barrow at St Thomas's Trees

0 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.98606, -2.04088

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Rosebay Willowherb, Daisy +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Rosebay Willowherb, Daisy +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2010; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2010

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Callow Hill Lanepublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: unclassified
Callow Hill Lanepublic footpath · 134 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trig point at St Thomas's Trees above Dilhorne

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trig point at St Thomas's Trees above Dilhorne

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️PARK HALLCountry park4.7 km→🌱Park Hall Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Blythe Bridge Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Tean Road RecUrban park3.8 km→🦉CECILLY BROOKNature reserve4.1 km→🦉COYNEY WOODSNature reserve4.5 km→

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