Birch Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland18 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
52.81690, -1.82694
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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 welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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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Wildlife to spot
856 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
856 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Robin · Carrion Crow +20
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Otter
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- OtterLutra lutra2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Wood Speedwell · Creeping Soft-grass · White Clover · Lesser Trefoil · Bramble +112
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
856 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Robin · Carrion Crow +20
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Otter
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- OtterLutra lutra2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Wood Speedwell · Creeping Soft-grass · White Clover · Lesser Trefoil · Bramble +112
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
