Lock Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.00634, -1.96049
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 — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bugle, Great Horsetail +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Scaeva pyrastri +51 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 36 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 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 Cherry Lane public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Path type: service
Show on map Cherry Lane public footpath · 245 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 245 m Path type: unclassified
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.
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Wildlife to spot
4,013 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,013 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon +43
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Curlew Numenius arquata Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coot Fulica atra 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger · Harvest Mouse · Field Vole +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cantharis pellucida · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Athripsodes albifrons +7
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Bugle · Himalayan Balsam
Bugle Ajuga reptans Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,013 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon +43
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Curlew Numenius arquata Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coot Fulica atra 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger · Harvest Mouse · Field Vole +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cantharis pellucida · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Athripsodes albifrons +7
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Bugle · Himalayan Balsam
Bugle Ajuga reptans Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Criorhina asilica Criorhina asilica
Criorhina asilica Criorhina asilica
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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