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Key Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.00545, -1.94281

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 15Walking route12.9 km
Named routeLength 12.9 kmRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

7 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
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 549Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route184 m
Named routeRef 549Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Key Wood

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site4.4 km→🦉CECILLY BROOKNature reserve3.3 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park3.9 km→🌱Tean Road RecUrban park3.9 km→🌱The GardensUrban park4.1 km→🦉HALES HALL POOLNature reserve2.6 km→

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