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Big Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Peter Fleming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.89258, -2.00473

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland south of Myotts Wood

📷 Peter Fleming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland south of Myotts Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Blithewood MoatHistoric site3.8 km→✦Blithewood moated siteHistoric site3.8 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St James the Less ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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