Bath Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.80543, -1.83219
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
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 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
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Wheat field and Bath Wood
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Wildlife to spot
539 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
539 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springautumn
2024▾
Goldcrest · Robin · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +19
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Fallow Deer · Badger
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- BadgerMeles meles2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Field Forget-me-not · Wood Speedwell · White Clover · Pignut · Greater Stitchwort +111
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- PignutConopodium majus
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
539 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springautumn
2024▾
Goldcrest · Robin · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +19
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Fallow Deer · Badger
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- BadgerMeles meles2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Field Forget-me-not · Wood Speedwell · White Clover · Pignut · Greater Stitchwort +111
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- PignutConopodium majus
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas