Black Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.01594, -1.92601
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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional 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
Cotton Bankspublic footpath · 1.6 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface pavedPath type: service
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
12,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,216 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Jackdaw +18
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger +10
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- DogCanis2025
🌿Plants3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Guelder-rose · Himalayan Balsam
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,216 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Jackdaw +18
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger +10
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- DogCanis2025
🌿Plants3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Guelder-rose · Himalayan Balsam
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
