Broad Heath Woods - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.64248, -1.83390
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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Lichfield Canal Heritage Towpath Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map McClean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 228 m ▾
Named route Length 228 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos OS benchmark - Shenstone, bridge over Crane Brook
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Pentatoma rufipes2024
Pentatoma rufipes2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2024
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2024
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2024
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2024
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2024
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2024
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae2024
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae2024
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2024
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2024
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2024
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2024
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2024
Myolepta dubia Myolepta dubia2024
Myolepta dubia Myolepta dubia2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
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