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Broadmoor Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.95318, -1.92335

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bulrush, Polypody, Himalayan Balsam +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Wren, Yellowhammer +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Wren, Yellowhammer +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Sericostoma personatum, Large White +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Sericostoma personatum, Large White +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route911 m
Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route112 m
Named routeLength 112 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route375 m
Named routeLength 375 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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In Broadmoor Wood

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Broadmoor Wood

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