Lower Cliff Plantation 21 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Cannock Chase Getting here
52.73583, -1.95732
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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 🅿️ Parking 473m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 473m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Snail Hunter +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Snail Hunter +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Bilberry, Bramble
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Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map 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
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Great Haywood Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Follow the Dog Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Follow the Dog Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Fair Oak Pools Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Marquis Drive bridleway · 92 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 92 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Marquis Drive bridleway · 42 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 42 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Marquis Drive bridleway · 71 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 71 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Marquis Drive bridleway · 668 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 668 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Marquis Drive bridleway · 346 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 346 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
24,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Goldfinch · Grey Heron +48
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Teal Anas crecca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Abax parallelepipedus · Pterostichus niger · Nebria brevicollis · Green Tiger Beetle · Poecilus versicolor +23
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025 Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Heather · Bracken · Garlic Mustard · Primrose
Heather Calluna vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Primrose Primula vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Goldfinch · Grey Heron +48
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Teal Anas crecca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Abax parallelepipedus · Pterostichus niger · Nebria brevicollis · Green Tiger Beetle · Poecilus versicolor +23
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025 Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Heather · Bracken · Garlic Mustard · Primrose
Heather Calluna vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Primrose Primula vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros2025
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Nebria salina Nebria salina
Nebria salina Nebria salina
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2025
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2025
Amara lunicollis Amara lunicollis2025
Amara lunicollis Amara lunicollis2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris2025
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Melanotus Melanotus2025
Melanotus Melanotus2025
Pterostichus diligens Pterostichus diligens2025
Pterostichus diligens Pterostichus diligens2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2025
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2025
Bradycellus harpalinus Bradycellus harpalinus2025
Bradycellus harpalinus Bradycellus harpalinus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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