Dalehouse Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.09939, -2.12776
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Shoveler +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Shoveler +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Script Lichen, Common Mazegill +36 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Script Lichen, Common Mazegill +36 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Waved Silk-moss, Marsh-marigold +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Jelly Ear, Beechmast Candlesnuff +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map South Cheshire Market Towns Trail Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 559 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 401 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 401 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,097 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,097 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Little Ringed Plover · Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail +34
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Pintail Anas acuta Linnet Linaria cannabina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pochard Aythya ferina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Garganey Spatula querquedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Ruff Calidris pugnax Barn Owl Tyto alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Merlin Falco columbarius Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Otter · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Western Honey Bee · Gorse Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Tawny Mining Bee +1
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Perfoliate Alexanders · Marsh-marigold · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Sheep's Sorrel
Perfoliate Alexanders Smyrnium perfoliatum Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,097 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Little Ringed Plover · Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail +34
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Pintail Anas acuta Linnet Linaria cannabina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pochard Aythya ferina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Garganey Spatula querquedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Ruff Calidris pugnax Barn Owl Tyto alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Merlin Falco columbarius Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Otter · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Western Honey Bee · Gorse Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Tawny Mining Bee +1
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Perfoliate Alexanders · Marsh-marigold · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Sheep's Sorrel
Perfoliate Alexanders Smyrnium perfoliatum Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Ladybird
Pine Ladybird
Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
