Brickyard Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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52.97896, -2.28492
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 ☕ The Cake Shack Cafe - Cudmore Fisheries — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Cake Shack Cafe - Cudmore Fisheries — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Blue) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 29 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 43 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 43 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 41 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 336 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 336 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
1,899 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Blackcap · Goldfinch +39
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Coot Fulica atra2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 🦌 Mammals 18 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Badger · Common Shrew +13
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024 Harvest Mouse 🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper · Mystacides longicornis · Orange Ladybird · Dock Bug
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Annual Meadow-grass · Yarrow · Groundsel · Soft-rush · Cleavers +34
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2023 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023 Cleavers Galium aparine2023 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Blackcap · Goldfinch +39
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Coot Fulica atra2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 🦌 Mammals 18 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Badger · Common Shrew +13
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024 Harvest Mouse 🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper · Mystacides longicornis · Orange Ladybird · Dock Bug
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Annual Meadow-grass · Yarrow · Groundsel · Soft-rush · Cleavers +34
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2023 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023 Cleavers Galium aparine2023 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Micromys minutus
Micromys minutus
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Field Vole Microtus agrestis
Field Vole Microtus agrestis
Mouse Mus
Mouse Mus
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Indet. Deer Cervidae2021
Indet. Deer Cervidae2021
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2023
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2023
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2023
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2023
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2023
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2023
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2023
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2023
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2023
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2023
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2023
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2023
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2023
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2023
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2023
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2023
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2023
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2023
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum2023
Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2022
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2022
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2021
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2021 