Somerford Wood - Conifer woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.66889, -2.14261
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Northycote Farm to Moseley Old Hall Walk, Moseley Old Hall Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Trace the footsteps of a king as you join up with the Monarch's Way in the West Midlands. This route runs along fairly flat, woodland paths that can become muddy, as well as grassy fields and made tracks.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Circular Walk, Moseley Old Hall Walking route 1.2 km ▾
Short circular walk through the gardens on compacted and woodchip surfaces.
Named route Length 1.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 111 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 917 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 917 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 589 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 589 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Rough grazing by Standeford Green
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Wildlife to spot
5,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,101 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Chaffinch +37
Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Harlequin Ladybird +34
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Cow Parsley · Germander Speedwell · Lords-and-Ladies · Hogweed · Ash +6
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Sycamore Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,101 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Chaffinch +37
Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Harlequin Ladybird +34
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Cow Parsley · Germander Speedwell · Lords-and-Ladies · Hogweed · Ash +6
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Sycamore Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
Butterbur Sawfly Tenthredo mandibularis2025
Butterbur Sawfly Tenthredo mandibularis2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025 Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer pseudoplatanus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024 