Birch Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
52.97609, -2.11366
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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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Downs Banks Dog Walk, Downs Bank Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Take a little exercise with your dog and enjoy the fresh air on this 1.5-mile (2.4km) route alongside the stream, or if you're both feeling energetic, add half a mile (0.8km) more and climb uphill for fantastic panoramic views. Suitable for rugged pushcha
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 181 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 181 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
6,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,858 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Swift · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Jackdaw +41
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dock Bug · Batman Hoverfly +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Loricera pilicornis Wood Avens · Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore · Spear Thistle · Norway Maple +25
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,858 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Swift · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Jackdaw +41
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dock Bug · Batman Hoverfly +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Loricera pilicornis Wood Avens · Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore · Spear Thistle · Norway Maple +25
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Loricera pilicornis2025
Loricera pilicornis2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025 