Getting here
53.05644, -2.12216
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 427m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 427m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Demeijerea rufipes +2 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Arrowhead, Yellow-rattle, Pink Purslane +4 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route
Includes some hills
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Churnet WayWalking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Leys Lanepublic footpath · 111 m
Bagnall 11public footpath · 611 m
Leys Lanepublic footpath · 83 m
🚴Cycling
86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Route 555Cycling route
Route 559Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
National Route 550Cycling route
Route 55Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route875 m
Wildlife to spot
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