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Star Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

53.01127, -1.91583

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 15Walking route12.9 km
Named routeLength 12.9 kmRegional walking route
Friends of the Peak District Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cotton Bankspublic footpath · 50 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: footway
Cotton Bankspublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 549Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over Cotton Brook in Star Wood

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over Cotton Brook in Star Wood

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✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site3.5 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park2.9 km→🌱The GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Her Ladyship's GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦Alton CastleHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Arundel Playing FieldUrban park5 km→

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