Friars' Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.00180, -2.23241
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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 5 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 Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Green) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 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 Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 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 Photos Newcastle-under-Lyme: junction of Abbots Way and Friars Walk
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Wildlife to spot
41,427 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,427 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Batman Hoverfly · Vine Weevil · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · 22-spot Ladybird · Pneumia +8
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Pneumia Pneumia Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Cicadella viridis 🌿 Plants 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel · Common Knapweed · Arum italicum subsp. neglectum · Yellow Corydalis · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +6
Hazel Corylus avellana Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,427 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Batman Hoverfly · Vine Weevil · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · 22-spot Ladybird · Pneumia +8
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Pneumia Pneumia Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Cicadella viridis 🌿 Plants 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel · Common Knapweed · Arum italicum subsp. neglectum · Yellow Corydalis · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +6
Hazel Corylus avellana Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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