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Puleston Common - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.81095, -2.38808

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

NCN 552Cycling route

Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route825 m

Named routeRef 55Length 825 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route802 m

Named routeRef 55Length 802 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.6 km

Named routeRef 552Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route851 m

Named routeRef 552Length 851 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

22,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Pintail · Starling +38

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BitternBotaurus stellaris

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Pintail · Starling +38

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BitternBotaurus stellaris

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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