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Rifle Range Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.60124, -2.27132

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 81Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rifle Range Lane

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rifle Range Lane

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Nearby places

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🌱Bottom FieldUrban park1.2 km→🌱Patshull ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Albrighton Village ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱The Species GardenUrban park4.2 km→🌱The Long GardenUrban park4.2 km→🌱The Renaissance GardenUrban park4.3 km→

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