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Longshaw Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.00122, -1.89919

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Farley 2public footpath · 163 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mPath type: footway
Farley 44public footpath · 963 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 963 mPath type: footway
Farley 8public footpath · 373 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 373 mPath type: footway
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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

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Farley 22bridleway · 326 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 326 mPath type: bridleway
Farley 22bridleway · 399 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 399 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Longshaw Lane

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Longshaw Lane

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Nearby places

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✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site2 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park1.4 km→🌱The GardensUrban park1.7 km→🌱Her Ladyship's GardensUrban park1.8 km→✦Alton CastleHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Alton ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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