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Gains Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.67154, -1.99922

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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
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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

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Four Commons WalkWalking route9.5 km

Circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space. Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx) Duration: 120 mins(approx)

Named routeLength 9.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Clayhanger Common WalkWalking route9.5 km

Short, circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space. Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx) Duration: 120 mins(approx)

Named routeLength 9.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
McClean WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sneyd Junction to Cannock Extension CanalCycling route8.8 km

A semi-rural route following the curves of the canal, until it opens out into parkland at the Cannock Extension. Distance: 5.5 miles/8.8 km (approx) Duration: 45 min (approx)

Named routeLength 8.8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood JunctionCycling route11.2 km

Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way. Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx) Duration: 60 min (approx)

Named routeLength 11.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route626 m
Named routeRef 5Length 626 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Feeder Road from A5 to the Orbital Centre

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Feeder Road from A5 to the Orbital Centre

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Nearby places

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🌱Mill Green Nature ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Old Brickworks Nature ReserveUrban park3.1 km→🌱Cannock ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Lakeside ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Fair Lady CoppiceUrban park2 km→🌱The MountUrban park2.1 km→

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