Hazel Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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53.00151, -1.93787
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Guelder-rose, Hogweed, Wild Strawberry +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Guelder-rose +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia illustrata +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Booth's Wood Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
Show on map Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 3 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 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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Wildlife to spot
19,396 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,396 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Nuthatch +17
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Tit Poecile montanus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Coot Fulica atra Goosander Mergus merganser Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 14 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger +9
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,396 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Nuthatch +17
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Tit Poecile montanus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Coot Fulica atra Goosander Mergus merganser Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 14 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger +9
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
Shrew Soricidae2025
Shrew Soricidae2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025 Bog Asphodel
Bog Asphodel
Narthecium ossifragum2025
Narthecium ossifragum2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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