Jackson Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.00745, -1.95053
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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 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 — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Guelder-rose, Common Striated Feather-moss +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Garden Chafer +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Garden Chafer +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Conocephalum salebrosum +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
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 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 Ross Lane public footpath · 654 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 654 m Path type: footway
Show on map Ross Bridge public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Path type: footway
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.
Photos Bridge Over the Disused Churnet Valley Railway Line
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Wildlife to spot
11,148 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,148 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Ringed Plover · Song Thrush · Wren · Blackbird · Peregrine +40
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Peregrine Falco peregrinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Hobby Falco subbuteo Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Willow Tit Poecile montanus 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cantharis pellucida · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Himalayan Balsam · Guelder-rose · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle · Daisy +4
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Red Campion Silene dioica Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,148 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Ringed Plover · Song Thrush · Wren · Blackbird · Peregrine +40
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Peregrine Falco peregrinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Hobby Falco subbuteo Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Willow Tit Poecile montanus 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cantharis pellucida · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Himalayan Balsam · Guelder-rose · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle · Daisy +4
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Red Campion Silene dioica Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Criorhina asilica Criorhina asilica
Criorhina asilica Criorhina asilica
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2024
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2024 