Ravenshaw Wood - Conifer woodland 3 ha
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🌲 Walks
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.72515, -1.81914
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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 117 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 36 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Trent & Mersey Canal at Ravenshaw Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,603 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,603 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Skylark +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Swift Apus apus2020 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare · Otter +5
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Otter Lutra lutra Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Banded Demoiselle · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Corizus hyoscyami · Graphomya maculata · Cheilosia illustrata +10
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022 Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis Meadowsweet · Bilberry · Lesser Celandine · Orange Balsam · Purple-loosestrife +41
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,603 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Skylark +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Swift Apus apus2020 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare · Otter +5
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Otter Lutra lutra Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Banded Demoiselle · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Corizus hyoscyami · Graphomya maculata · Cheilosia illustrata +10
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022 Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis Meadowsweet · Bilberry · Lesser Celandine · Orange Balsam · Purple-loosestrife +41
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2021
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2021 Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle Chrysolina fastuosa
Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle Chrysolina fastuosa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2022
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2022
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
Aspen Populus tremula2020
Aspen Populus tremula2020 