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Oliver's Green - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.97143, -1.86034

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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

8 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking 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
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Saltersford Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New gateway to Saltersford Lane

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New gateway to Saltersford Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site2.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds900 m→🐄Denstone Hall Farm ShopVisitor farm1 km→🌱The GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park2.9 km→✦Alton CastleHistoric site2.4 km→

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