Brundred Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.02078, -1.96835
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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodcock TrailWalking 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
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km▾
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
4,164 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,164 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Jackdaw +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
🦌Mammals16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Red Fox · Muntjac · Roe Deer +11
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Metatropis rufescens · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +15
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Meadowsweet · Alder · Ramsons · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Forget-me-not +58
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Dog's Mercury
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,164 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Jackdaw +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
🦌Mammals16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Red Fox · Muntjac · Roe Deer +11
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Metatropis rufescens · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +15
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Meadowsweet · Alder · Ramsons · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Forget-me-not +58
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Dog's Mercury
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Mercurialis perennis
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