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Brickley Wood

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.81012, -1.74765

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Hill Cuckoo Bee, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +3 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Hill Cuckoo Bee, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +3 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Sycamore, Marsh-marigold, Common Nettle +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Marsh-marigold, Common Nettle +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Temporary DiversionCycling route464 m

Named routeRef 54Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-road

Temporary DiversionCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 54Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-free

Main RouteCycling route812 m

Named routeRef 54Length 812 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.6 km

Named routeRef 54Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Temporary DiversionCycling route533 m

Named routeRef 54Length 533 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-free

Wildlife to spot

2,963 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,963 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspring

2024

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +71

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major2021
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
RedshankTringa totanus2020
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
SwiftApus apus2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2019
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2019
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2019
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

winter

2025

Badger · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare +4

BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2023

Broad-bodied Chaser · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
HornetVespa crabro

🌿

Plants57 species

summer

2025

Sycamore · Common Nettle · Dandelion · Bluebell · Red Campion +52

SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DandelionTaraxacum2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022
DaisyBellis perennis2019
IvyHedera helix2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
PignutConopodium majus
GorseUlex europaeus
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2022
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2019
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2019
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
OatAvena sativa2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,963 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspring

2024

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +71

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major2021
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
RedshankTringa totanus2020
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
SwiftApus apus2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2019
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2019
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2019
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

winter

2025

Badger · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare +4

BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2023

Broad-bodied Chaser · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
HornetVespa crabro

🌿

Plants57 species

summer

2025

Sycamore · Common Nettle · Dandelion · Bluebell · Red Campion +52

SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DandelionTaraxacum2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022
DaisyBellis perennis2019
IvyHedera helix2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
PignutConopodium majus
GorseUlex europaeus
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2022
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2019
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2019
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
OatAvena sativa2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019