Whympney Wood - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.99381, -2.04200
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 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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
2,152 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,152 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Pheasant +39
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
🦌Mammals18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole +13
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
- Common ToadBufo bufo2022
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Slender Ground-hopper
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2021
Golden Crocus · Yew · Daisy · Rosebay Willowherb · Broad-leaved Dock +16
- Golden CrocusCrocus chrysanthus
- YewTaxus baccata2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,152 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Pheasant +39
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
🦌Mammals18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole +13
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
- Common ToadBufo bufo2022
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Slender Ground-hopper
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2021
Golden Crocus · Yew · Daisy · Rosebay Willowherb · Broad-leaved Dock +16
- Golden CrocusCrocus chrysanthus
- YewTaxus baccata2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Fox-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 lanatus2024