Badger Slade Wood - Conifer woodland 6 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.73664, -2.03606
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 🐕 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 8 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 E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Great Haywood Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Follow the Dog Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Follow the Dog Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Fair Oak Pools Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Badger Slade - Cannock Chase
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Wildlife to spot
7,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,052 records · National Biodiversity Network Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +40
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Abax parallelepipedus · Black Clock · Neottiglossa pusilla · Pterostichus niger · Hairy Shieldbug +10
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Neottiglossa pusilla Neottiglossa pusilla Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Bradycellus harpalinus 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Heather · Cowberry
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Heather Calluna vulgaris Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,052 records · National Biodiversity Network Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +40
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Abax parallelepipedus · Black Clock · Neottiglossa pusilla · Pterostichus niger · Hairy Shieldbug +10
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Neottiglossa pusilla Neottiglossa pusilla Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Bradycellus harpalinus 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Heather · Cowberry
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Heather Calluna vulgaris Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bradycellus harpalinus
Bradycellus harpalinus
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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