Outclough Wood - Conifer woodland 1 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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53.08079, -2.19594
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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 🐕 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 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +41
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Tit Poecile montanus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Field Vole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Willow Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Bibio pomonae +3
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Alder · Hawthorn · Field Maple · Ash · Dogwood +15
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 Creeping Thistle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +41
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Tit Poecile montanus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Field Vole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Willow Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Bibio pomonae +3
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Alder · Hawthorn · Field Maple · Ash · Dogwood +15
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 Creeping Thistle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Cirsium arvense2025
Cirsium arvense2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 