The Devil's Dressing Room - Conifer woodland 4 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.63987, -1.75616
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 🅿️ Parking 167m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 167m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map The Tame Way- Canal Route Walking route 19 km ▾
Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people.
Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas.
Duration ~5h
Named route Ref TW-C Length 19 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map The Tame Way- River Route Walking route 29 km ▾
Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people.
Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas.
Duration ~9h
Named route Ref TW-R Length 29 km Point-to-point Local 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 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 72 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 93 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 93 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 52 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 52 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 124 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 124 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface blocks
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Knox's Grave Lane bridleway · 712 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 712 m Surface paved Path type: track
Show on map Knox's Grave Lane bridleway · 871 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 871 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Roadway inside Disused Gravel Pit
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Wildlife to spot
9,370 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,370 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Starling · Robin +38
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rabbit · Badger · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +6
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
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Stripe-legged Robberfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +22
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Wood Anemone · Common Mallow · Lesser Celandine · Greater Periwinkle · Wood-sorrel
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,370 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Starling · Robin +38
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rabbit · Badger · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +6
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stripe-legged Robberfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +22
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Wood Anemone · Common Mallow · Lesser Celandine · Greater Periwinkle · Wood-sorrel
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Indet. Deer Cervidae2025
Indet. Deer Cervidae2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2024
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2024
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2024
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2024
Amobia signata Amobia signata2024
Amobia signata Amobia signata2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024 