Huntley Wood
✦ Ancient woodland59 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome59 ha
Getting here
52.97097, -2.00630
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sycamore, Himalayan Balsam, Rosebay Willowherb +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Rowan +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,180 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,180 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Tawny Owl +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwiftApus apus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
🦌Mammals14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Stoat · Otter +9
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- StoatMustela erminea
- OtterLutra lutra2024
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Field Grasshopper
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Sycamore · Rosebay Willowherb · White Dead-nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Broom +44
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,180 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Tawny Owl +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwiftApus apus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
🦌Mammals14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Stoat · Otter +9
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- StoatMustela erminea
- OtterLutra lutra2024
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Field Grasshopper
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Sycamore · Rosebay Willowherb · White Dead-nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Broom +44
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat
Plecotus auritus
Plecotus auritus
PolecatMustela putoriusPolecatMustela putoriusCommon PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusCommon PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusBank VoleMyodes glareolusBank VoleMyodes glareolusRed SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024Water VoleArvicola amphibius2024Water VoleArvicola amphibius2024Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023BadgerMeles meles2023BadgerMeles meles2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparinePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWeldReseda luteola2024WeldReseda luteola2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2024Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2024Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Hidcote ComfreySymphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue'2024Hidcote ComfreySymphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue'2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Events & activities nearby
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