Grafton's Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.00377, -2.35491
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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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 51km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
9,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,355 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +40
Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Peregrine Falco peregrinus Quail Coturnix coturnix Sand Martin Riparia riparia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Baccha elongata · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Sericomyia silentis +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Baccha elongata Baccha elongata Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Dog's Mercury · Butterbur · Dandelion · Black Medick · Slender Speedwell +3
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025 Dandelion Taraxacum2025 Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,355 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +40
Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Peregrine Falco peregrinus Quail Coturnix coturnix Sand Martin Riparia riparia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Baccha elongata · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Sericomyia silentis +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Baccha elongata Baccha elongata Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Dog's Mercury · Butterbur · Dandelion · Black Medick · Slender Speedwell +3
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025 Dandelion Taraxacum2025 Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 2025
2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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