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Cliff Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Cormorant +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Cormorant +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sycamore, Red Campion, Cow Parsley +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hazel, Garlic Mustard

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Field Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Field Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking 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
Wootton 7public footpath · 161 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mPath type: footway
Ramshorn 21public footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Ramshorn 25public footpath · 279 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 279 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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