Oldhill Wood - Sparse woodland 1 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.05373, -2.25763
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Newcastle Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
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Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,699 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,699 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +42
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Brown Hare · Mole
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Green Grasshopper · Lily Beetle
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Anemone · Elder · Hedera · Bracken +4
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Elder Sambucus nigra Hedera Hedera Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,699 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +42
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Brown Hare · Mole
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Green Grasshopper · Lily Beetle
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood Anemone · Elder · Hedera · Bracken +4
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Elder Sambucus nigra Hedera Hedera Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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