Broadmoor Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.95572, -1.93115
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 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,122 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,122 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Willow Tit · Blackbird +14
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
🦌Mammals13 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Field Vole +8
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects19 species
springautumn
2025▾
Agapetus fuscipes · Sericostoma personatum · Silo pallipes · Micropterna sequax · Plectrocnemia conspersa +14
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
- Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019
- Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2018
Himalayan Balsam · Scented Mayweed · Sycamore · Bluebell · Broad Buckler-fern +60
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- American Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,122 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Willow Tit · Blackbird +14
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
🦌Mammals13 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Field Vole +8
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects19 species
springautumn
2025▾
Agapetus fuscipes · Sericostoma personatum · Silo pallipes · Micropterna sequax · Plectrocnemia conspersa +14
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
- Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019
- Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2018
Himalayan Balsam · Scented Mayweed · Sycamore · Bluebell · Broad Buckler-fern +60
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- American Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpesRed FoxVulpes vulpesRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisHedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020Roe DeerCapreolus capreolusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusBank VoleMyodes glareolus2020Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2020ShrewSoricidae2020ShrewSoricidae2020Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2019Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2019Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciChaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2019Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2019Lype reductaLype reducta2019Lype reductaLype reducta2019Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2019Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2019Plectrocnemia brevisPlectrocnemia brevis2019Plectrocnemia brevisPlectrocnemia brevis2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2019Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2019Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2019Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2019Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2019Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2019Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2018Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2018Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2018Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2018Epilobium ciliatum
Epilobium ciliatum
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaRed Hemp-nettleGaleopsis angustifoliaRed Hemp-nettleGaleopsis angustifoliaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareBeechFagus sylvatica2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2018Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2018WalnutJuglans regia2018WalnutJuglans regia2018Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondylium2018Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondylium2018Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2018Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2018Field PansyViola arvensis2018Field PansyViola arvensis2018Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2018Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2018Events & activities nearby
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