Holbrook's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
52.97293, -2.27816
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Chiffchaff, Pink-footed Goose +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Chiffchaff, Pink-footed Goose +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Holly +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Sessile Oak, Rowan +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 29 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 43 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 43 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 41 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 336 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 336 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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
3,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,166 records · National Biodiversity Network Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon · Teal · Tree Sparrow · Mallard +39
Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Snipe Gallinago gallinago Raven Corvus corax Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Bank Vole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +3
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Weasel Volucella pellucens · Mystacides longicornis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis 🌿 Plants 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Holly · Bramble · Sessile Oak · Rowan · Honeysuckle +38
Holly Ilex aquifolium Bramble Rubus fruticosus Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Rhododendron Rhododendron Downy Birch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,166 records · National Biodiversity Network Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon · Teal · Tree Sparrow · Mallard +39
Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Snipe Gallinago gallinago Raven Corvus corax Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Bank Vole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +3
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Weasel Volucella pellucens · Mystacides longicornis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis 🌿 Plants 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Holly · Bramble · Sessile Oak · Rowan · Honeysuckle +38
Holly Ilex aquifolium Bramble Rubus fruticosus Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Rhododendron Rhododendron Downy Birch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela nivalis
Mustela nivalis
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Betula pubescens
Betula pubescens
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Shallon Gaultheria shallon
Shallon Gaultheria shallon
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Sedge Carex
Sedge Carex
Ryegrass Lolium
Ryegrass Lolium
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis 