Huntley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.96617, -1.99435
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 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,156 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,156 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow +15
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Polecat
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PolecatMustela putorius2025
Face Fly · Stenophylax permistus · Vine Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis +10
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Holly · Daisy +58
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,156 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow +15
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Polecat
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PolecatMustela putorius2025
Face Fly · Stenophylax permistus · Vine Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis +10
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Holly · Daisy +58
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025BaetisBaetis2025BaetisBaetis2025caddisfliesTrichoptera2025caddisfliesTrichoptera2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseLamb's-earStachys byzantinaLamb's-earStachys byzantinaBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumKerriaKerria japonicaKerriaKerria japonicaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaEvents & activities nearby
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