Broadleaved woodland near Church Hill 3 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Cannock Chase Getting here
52.70037, -1.99179
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Beacon Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Named route Length 40 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 N/A Cycling route 393 m ▾
Named route Length 393 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 178 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 178 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Follow the Dog Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Follow the Dog Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Fair Oak Pools Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos St. Peter's Church, Hednesford
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Wildlife to spot
9,616 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,616 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Mallard · Starling +27
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Mole · Hedgehog
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Roesel's Bush-cricket +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hairy Tare · Common Centaury · Raspberry · Common Field-speedwell · Hairy Bitter-cress +50
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025 Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025 Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,616 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Mallard · Starling +27
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Mole · Hedgehog
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Roesel's Bush-cricket +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hairy Tare · Common Centaury · Raspberry · Common Field-speedwell · Hairy Bitter-cress +50
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025 Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025 Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2025
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai2025
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus2025
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria2025
Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2025
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025 Groundsel
Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium2025
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium2025
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2025
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2025
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2025
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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