Newport Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.68492, -2.27374
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 welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Wildlife to spot
1,581 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,581 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodcock · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +36
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GadwallMareca strepera
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Polecat · Feral Sheep
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- Feral SheepOvis aries2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · frogs and toads
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- frogs and toadsAnura2023
🐝Insects37 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eudasyphora cyanella · Common Bluebottle +32
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024
- Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
Three-cornered Garlic · Peach-leaved Bellflower · Sweet Chestnut · Cuckooflower · Noble Fir +8
- Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
- Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2025
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
- Noble FirAbies procera2025
- Dog-roseRosa canina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,581 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodcock · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +36
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GadwallMareca strepera
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Polecat · Feral Sheep
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- Feral SheepOvis aries2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · frogs and toads
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- frogs and toadsAnura2023
🐝Insects37 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eudasyphora cyanella · Common Bluebottle +32
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024
- Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
Three-cornered Garlic · Peach-leaved Bellflower · Sweet Chestnut · Cuckooflower · Noble Fir +8
- Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
- Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2025
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
- Noble FirAbies procera2025
- Dog-roseRosa canina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta2024Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023MelanostomaMelanostoma2023MelanostomaMelanostoma2023Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2023Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2023Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2023Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2023Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2022Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2022Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2022Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata20222021
2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021