Harston Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.02863, -1.95073
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Guelder-rose, Himalayan Balsam +111 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Guelder-rose, Meadowsweet, Ramsons +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle, Field Grasshopper +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 80 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Valley Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Booth's Wood Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 15 Walking route 12.9 km ▾
Named route Length 12.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotton 4 public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: path
Show on map Kingsley 61 public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Path type: path
Show on map Kingsley 54 public footpath · 139 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 139 m Path type: path
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Red Deer Cervus elaphus
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Common Shrew Sorex araneus
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Halyzia sedecimguttata
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Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
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Syrphus Syrphus
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Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
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Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
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Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
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Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
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Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
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Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
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Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
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14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
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Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Reynoutria japonica
Reynoutria japonica
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Betony Betonica officinalis
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Sanicle Sanicula europaea
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Water Avens Geum rivale
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Lilac Syringa vulgaris
Lilac Syringa vulgaris
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
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Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum
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Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
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Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
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Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
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Wild Cherry Prunus avium
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Cleavers Galium aparine
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Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
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Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
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White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
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Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Bitter-Cress Cardamine
Bitter-Cress Cardamine
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Daisy Bellis perennis
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