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The Strip - Conifer woodland

1 ha

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.66128, -1.81398

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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 139m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Lichfield Canal Heritage Towpath TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
McClean WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 54Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route228 m
Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route59 m
Named routeLength 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route240 m
Named routeRef 54Length 240 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Barkers Lanebridleway · 571 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 571 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A38 southbound, Birmingham 16 miles

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A38 southbound, Birmingham 16 miles

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beacon ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELDHistoric site3 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Darnford ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Remembrance GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Shortbutts ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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