Cavan's Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Cannock Chase Getting here
52.70647, -2.01681
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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 201m away — 6 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 201m away — 6 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 7 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 Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage Trail 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 433 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 433 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 939 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 939 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 22 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 Jolly Collier PH - Chadsmoor
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Wildlife to spot
8,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Martin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Jay +26
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Mole · Field Vole
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Large Red Damselfly +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Cow Parsley · Holly · Hairy Bitter-cress · Groundsel · Hairy Tare +47
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Martin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Jay +26
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Mole · Field Vole
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Large Red Damselfly +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Cow Parsley · Holly · Hairy Bitter-cress · Groundsel · Hairy Tare +47
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
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
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2025
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2025
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
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
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
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Chickweed
Common Chickweed
Stellaria media2025
Stellaria media2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2025
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
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
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza2025
Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea2025
Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea2025
Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana2025
Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2025
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2025
daffodils Narcissus2025
daffodils Narcissus2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2025
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2025
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2025
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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