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Cliff Wood

4 ha

📷 William Starkey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.05986, -2.09779

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 342m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Ramsons, Elder +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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
Meadow Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Purple Arrows)Walking route

Easy walk

Named routeDuration 20min
Bagnall 14public footpath · 705 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 705 mPath type: path
Bagnall 16public footpath · 162 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 162 mPath type: path
Bagnall 14public footpath · 137 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mPath type: track
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route553 m
Named routeRef 550Length 553 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m
Named routeRef 550Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route242 m
Named routeRef 550Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cheddleton 14bridleway · 240 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 240 mPath type: track
Old Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 233 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 233 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Endon and Stanley 52bridleway · 134 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 134 mPath type: track
Old Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 8 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Old Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 360 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 360 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream near Bagnall Old Mills

📷 William Starkey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream near Bagnall Old Mills

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Whitfield Valley Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.9 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park2.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park800 m→🌱White BarUrban park4.3 km→

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