Brakenhurst 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
52.80962, -1.79039
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Wood Spurge, Herb-Paris +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 36 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
3,972 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,972 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Little Ringed Plover · Merlin +26
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Merlin Falco columbarius Peregrine Falco peregrinus Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Pintail Anas acuta Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hobby Falco subbuteo Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Brown Hare · Muntjac · Mole · Fallow Deer · Badger +4
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Shrew Soricidae Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wayward Sawfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn · 7-spot Ladybird +7
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Wood Spurge · Herb-Paris · Timothy · Brooklime
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia Timothy Phleum pratense Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,972 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Little Ringed Plover · Merlin +26
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Merlin Falco columbarius Peregrine Falco peregrinus Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Pintail Anas acuta Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hobby Falco subbuteo Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Brown Hare · Muntjac · Mole · Fallow Deer · Badger +4
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Shrew Soricidae Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wayward Sawfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn · 7-spot Ladybird +7
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Wood Spurge · Herb-Paris · Timothy · Brooklime
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia Timothy Phleum pratense Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otter
Otter
Lutra lutra2024
Lutra lutra2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax2024
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2024
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2024
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus2024
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2024
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024 