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Dale Flat - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.65427, -2.19154

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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
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 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
🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 81Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route344 m
Named routeRef 81Length 344 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 81Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 81Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chillington Streetbridleway · 351 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 351 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Chillington Streetbridleway · 177 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 177 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Chillington Streetbridleway · 556 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 556 mPath type: bridleway
Chillington Streetbridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coppice Edge

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coppice Edge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tebworth ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦CHILLINGTONHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Wheel FieldUrban park2.8 km→🌱The Friends of Bilbrook Jubilee WoodUrban park2.3 km→⛪St Mary and St Chad ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→🌱Barnhurst Lane PitchesUrban park4.2 km→

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