Griff Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › East Staffordshire Getting here
53.00390, -1.81055
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🐕 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
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ragged-Robin, Hornbeam, Toothwort +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Manifold Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hamps Way Walking route 23 km ▾
Named route Length 23 km Local walking route
Show on map Friends of the Peak District Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Honeywall Lane public footpath · 281 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 281 m Path type: service
Show on map Honeywall Lane public footpath · 94 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 94 m Path type: service
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Churnet Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 549 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 549 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 Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 549 Length 140 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Tissington Trail Point-to-point Local cycle 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
9,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,580 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wigeon Mareca penelope Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Nuthatch Sitta europaea Red Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac · Badger
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Sericomyia silentis · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhingia campestris
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Ragged-Robin · Hornbeam · Marsh Thistle · Bilberry · Wild Angelica +6
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,580 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wigeon Mareca penelope Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Nuthatch Sitta europaea Red Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac · Badger
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Sericomyia silentis · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhingia campestris
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Ragged-Robin · Hornbeam · Marsh Thistle · Bilberry · Wild Angelica +6
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula
Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
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