Lower Delphouse Wood - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.98331, -2.02633
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
- 🐕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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 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
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Wildlife to spot
2,447 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,447 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jay · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Canada Goose +42
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Stoat +7
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis pertinax · Cuckoo-Spit Insect
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Daisy · Golden Crocus · Ash · Hawthorn · Goat Willow +29
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Golden CrocusCrocus chrysanthus
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
- BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,447 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jay · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Canada Goose +42
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Stoat +7
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis pertinax · Cuckoo-Spit Insect
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Daisy · Golden Crocus · Ash · Hawthorn · Goat Willow +29
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Golden CrocusCrocus chrysanthus
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
- BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusPolecatMustela putoriusPolecatMustela putoriusCommon PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusCommon PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusShrewSoricidae2023ShrewSoricidae2023HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024WeldReseda luteola2024WeldReseda luteola2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2024Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2024Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2022Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2022