Mutchills · Forestry England
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › West Midlands › Cannock Chase Getting here
52.72368, -1.93466
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodlark, Long-tailed Tit, Wren +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodlark, Long-tailed Tit, Wren +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Norellia spinipes, Pterostichus niger +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Norellia spinipes, Pterostichus niger +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ramsons, Honeysuckle, Norway Maple +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Honeysuckle, Norway Maple +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Common Nettle, Hazel
Varies
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 Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 393 m ▾
Named route Length 393 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 959 m ▾
Named route Length 959 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 630 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 630 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodlark · Long-tailed Tit · Wren · Robin · Hobby +49
Woodlark Lullula arborea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goosander Mergus merganser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Norellia spinipes · Pterostichus niger · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Nebria brevicollis +6
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025 Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Ramsons · Honeysuckle · Norway Maple · Common Nettle · Hazel +1
Ramsons Allium ursinum Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025 Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodlark · Long-tailed Tit · Wren · Robin · Hobby +49
Woodlark Lullula arborea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goosander Mergus merganser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Norellia spinipes · Pterostichus niger · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Nebria brevicollis +6
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025 Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Ramsons · Honeysuckle · Norway Maple · Common Nettle · Hazel +1
Ramsons Allium ursinum Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025 Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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