The Bateswood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.86651, -2.34141
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
- 🌿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 welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route307 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,018 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,018 records · National Biodiversity Network🦌Mammals6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Harvest Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Badger +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Mesembrina meridiana · Woundwort Shieldbug · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Nebria brevicollis +5
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Helophilus pendulus
Hogweed · Holly · White Dead-nettle · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley +55
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,018 records · National Biodiversity Network🦌Mammals6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Harvest Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Badger +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Mesembrina meridiana · Woundwort Shieldbug · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Nebria brevicollis +5
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Helophilus pendulus
Hogweed · Holly · White Dead-nettle · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley +55
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgarePignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumEvents & activities nearby
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