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Consall Nature Park

✦ Ancient woodland256 ha

📷 Eric Marsh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome256 ha

Getting here

53.03490, -2.01268

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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
  • 🅿️RSPB Consall Woods 9m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butterbur, Dog's Mercury, Wood Anemone +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Sericomyia superbiens +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Flowering Currant, Blackthorn, Wood-sorrel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 148 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tickle Bridgepublic footpath · 13 m

Caldon Canal towpath from Consall to Froghall

Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
Ipstones 10public footpath · 286 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 286 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Ipstones 10public footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Summer House at Consall Hall

📷 Eric Marsh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Summer House at Consall Hall

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🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park600 m→🦉CONSALLNature reserve600 m→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park500 m→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site900 m→✦Consall Lime KilnsHistoric site900 m→⛪St Werburgh's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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