Jordan's Croft ✦ Ancient woodland 216 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 216 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › East Staffordshire Getting here
52.84647, -1.88978
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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Grey Heron, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Goat Willow, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +27 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +27 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Woodside Cottages Lane bridleway · 195 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 195 m Surface dirt Path type: service
Show on map Heatley Back Lane bridleway · 77 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 77 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Woodside Cottages Lane bridleway · 244 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 244 m Path type: service
Show on map Heatley Back Lane bridleway · 171 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 171 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Heatley Back Lane bridleway · 16 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 16 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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
918 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 918 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Emperor Goose Anser canagicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Badger +5
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Hawker
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Goat Willow · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yellow-rattle · Wood Dock
Goat Willow Salix caprea Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 918 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Emperor Goose Anser canagicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Badger +5
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Hawker
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Goat Willow · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yellow-rattle · Wood Dock
Goat Willow Salix caprea Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama
Dama dama
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
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