Ravenshaw Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.71890, -1.82025
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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 🌿 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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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 National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
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 Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 117 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,009 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,009 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Anas platyrhynchos x +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redshank Tringa totanus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Otter · Red Fox · Rabbit +2
Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Corizus hyoscyami · Graphomya maculata · Cheilosia illustrata +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2024 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024 Epistrophe nitidicollis Bilberry · Creeping Bent · Meadowsweet · Ivy · Wavy Hair-Grass +37
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Ivy Hedera helix Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,009 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Anas platyrhynchos x +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redshank Tringa totanus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Otter · Red Fox · Rabbit +2
Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Corizus hyoscyami · Graphomya maculata · Cheilosia illustrata +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2024 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024 Epistrophe nitidicollis Bilberry · Creeping Bent · Meadowsweet · Ivy · Wavy Hair-Grass +37
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Ivy Hedera helix Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2023
Rattus norvegicus2023
Epistrophe nitidicollis2024
Epistrophe nitidicollis2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle Chrysolina fastuosa2024
Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle Chrysolina fastuosa2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Pondskater Gerris2023
Pondskater Gerris2023
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea 