🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Gallery Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Gallery Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking
Best for
8 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Broad-leaved Dock, Bluebell +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Broad-leaved Dock, Bluebell +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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22 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Sculpture Trail (Saltwells LNR)Walking route1 km▾
Sculpture trail around a bluebell covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve.
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Alder Coppice: Yellow PathWalking route▾
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Named routeRef AC-YLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
Doulton Trail (Saltwells LNR)Walking route1.5 km▾
Walking trail around a bluebell-covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve. Includes one long and steep flight of stairs but generally good surfaced paths and gentle gradients.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
