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Little Heath Green

3 ha

📷 Peter Fleming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.90627, -2.45602

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, 14-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, 14-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Germander Speedwell, Red Clover +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Germander Speedwell, Red Clover +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Common Nettle, Bramble +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
hodnet-market draytonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route573 m
Named routeRef 552Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route307 m
Named routeRef 552Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane at Clod Hall

📷 Peter Fleming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane at Clod Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Town ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦PELL WALLHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Market Drayton Swimming CentreUrban park1.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→🌱Dalelands PlaygroundUrban park3.1 km→🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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