Dunstalpool Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › East Staffordshire Getting here
52.83517, -1.87765
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Goat Willow, Wood Dock, Nightshade · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +22 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +22 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 ✦ 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
1,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,102 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Emperor Goose Anser canagicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Badger · Red Fox +7
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Goat Willow · Yellow-rattle · Wood Dock
Goat Willow Salix caprea Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,102 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Emperor Goose Anser canagicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Badger · Red Fox +7
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Goat Willow · Yellow-rattle · Wood Dock
Goat Willow Salix caprea Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Otter Lutra lutra
Otter Lutra lutra
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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