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Moat Rough - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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52.53872, -2.25247

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

Mining Bee TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Oil Beetle TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge RingWalking route

'Circuit' of Canals surrounding Dudley & Stourbridge. Follow the fascinating network of junctions and branches through scenery varying from industrial warehouses to suprisingly secluded rural lengths.

Named routeRef BCCRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wolmore Lanebridleway · 325 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 325 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

11,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

summerautumn

2025

Coot · Little Egret · Moorhen · Green Sandpiper · Tufted Duck +61

CootFulica atra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax
WhitethroatCurruca communis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Rock DoveColumba livia
Barn OwlTyto alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
TealAnas crecca
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

summerautumn

2025

Coot · Little Egret · Moorhen · Green Sandpiper · Tufted Duck +61

CootFulica atra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax
WhitethroatCurruca communis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Rock DoveColumba livia
Barn OwlTyto alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
TealAnas crecca
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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