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Mather's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.98923, -1.91428

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 414m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Earl's Roadpublic footpath · 17 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
Alton 8public footpath · 236 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 236 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Alton 8public footpath · 245 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 245 mPath type: path
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Alton 11bridleway · 251 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 251 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking down on a woodland house

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking down on a woodland house

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site1.9 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park1.5 km→🌱The GardensUrban park1.7 km→🦉CECILLY BROOKNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Tean Road RecUrban park4.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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