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Fradley Gorse

4 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.71895, -1.80141

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Orange Balsam, Purple-loosestrife · last seen 2025; Plants — Orange Balsam, Purple-loosestrife · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
McClean WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 54Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Canal in Fradley Wood, Staffordshire

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Canal in Fradley Wood, Staffordshire

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✦CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELDHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Remembrance GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱WAAC/QMAAC/ATS/WRAC Memorial GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱RAF Regiment Memorial GardenUrban park4.8 km→

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