Brookhouse Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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53.02893, -2.11822
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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 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Dunnock +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Dunnock +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Avens, Elder, Greater Celandine +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Eristalis tenax +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Eristalis tenax +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheddleton 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local walking route
Show on map Brook House Lane public footpath · 32 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 32 m Surface compacted Path type: tertiary
Show on map Bridle Path public footpath · 556 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 556 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
11,215 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,215 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Bat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +8
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Orange Ladybird Hawthorn · Sycamore · Wood Avens · Yarrow · Norway Maple +1
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Wood Avens Geum urbanum Yarrow Achillea millefolium Norway Maple Acer platanoides Borage Borago officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,215 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Bat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +8
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Orange Ladybird Hawthorn · Sycamore · Wood Avens · Yarrow · Norway Maple +1
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Wood Avens Geum urbanum Yarrow Achillea millefolium Norway Maple Acer platanoides Borage Borago officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 