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Hardings Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Simon Huguet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

52.85077, -1.96124

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chartley Moss

📷 Simon Huguet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chartley Moss

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Leonard's ChurchUrban park4.5 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Hixon Parish Council Playing FieldUrban park3.7 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦MoatHistoric site2 km→

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