Dilhorne Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
52.99993, -2.05092
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 🐕 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ 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 — Peregrine, Hobby, Barn Owl +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Barn Owl +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Golden Crocus, Yew +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Bulrush, Fennel Pondweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Booth's Wood Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
Show on map Quarry Bank public footpath · 386 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 386 m Path type: track
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 13.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
6,156 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,156 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Hobby · Lapwing · Kestrel · Carrion Crow +41
Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 🦌 Mammals 10 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger · Red Deer · Rabbit +5
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Red Deer Cervus elaphus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Newt Triturus 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Broad-bodied Chaser · Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024 Golden Crocus · Yew · Daisy · Rosebay Willowherb · Broad-leaved Dock +2
Golden Crocus Crocus chrysanthus Yew Taxus baccata2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,156 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Hobby · Lapwing · Kestrel · Carrion Crow +41
Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 🦌 Mammals 10 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger · Red Deer · Rabbit +5
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Red Deer Cervus elaphus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Newt Triturus 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Broad-bodied Chaser · Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024 Golden Crocus · Yew · Daisy · Rosebay Willowherb · Broad-leaved Dock +2
Golden Crocus Crocus chrysanthus Yew Taxus baccata2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Shrew Soricidae2023
Shrew Soricidae2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023 2025
2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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