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Forest Banks

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

52.85653, -1.81330

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pachytodes cerambyciformis · last seen 2022; Insects — Pachytodes cerambyciformis · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exploring Sudbury - Village Trail, Sudbury HallWalking route2 km

The main trail covers a mix of terrain including cobbles, uneven surfaces and depending on the weather parts may be muddy. Through Sudbury village, the trail follows roads, some have pavements while others do not.

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pastures at Forest Banks

📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pastures at Forest Banks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⚽Sudbury Cricket GroundPlaying field4.8 km→✦Thorntree House moated siteHistoric site4.3 km→✦Sudbury HallHistoric site4.6 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Werburgh's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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