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Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.68142, -1.83982
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 🅿️ Bunkers Hill 27m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Bunkers Hill 27m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Yarrow, Butterfly-bush +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Yarrow, Butterfly-bush +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Lichfield Canal Heritage Towpath Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map McClean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 117 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos 3 family chest tombs at Christ Church
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Wildlife to spot
27,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Great Crested Grebe · Blue Tit +32
Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dock Bug · Yellow Meadow Ant · Oak Bush-cricket
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Elder · Hornbeam · Lords-and-Ladies · Green Snowdrop · Dogwood +3
Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Great Crested Grebe · Blue Tit +32
Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dock Bug · Yellow Meadow Ant · Oak Bush-cricket
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Elder · Hornbeam · Lords-and-Ladies · Green Snowdrop · Dogwood +3
Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sycamore
Sycamore
Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 