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52.72105, -2.26076
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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Teal, Black-headed Gull +40 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Wren, Teal, Black-headed Gull +40 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Festuca rubra, Sweet Vernal-grass +94 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Festuca rubra, Sweet Vernal-grass +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Dandelion, Meadowsweet +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Rutpela maculata +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Rutpela maculata +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional 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 Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 825 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 825 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Tipula luna Tipula luna
Tipula luna Tipula luna
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2024
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2024
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2024
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2024
Ctenicera pectinicornis Ctenicera pectinicornis2024
Ctenicera pectinicornis Ctenicera pectinicornis2024
Anthomyia pluvialis Anthomyia pluvialis2024
Anthomyia pluvialis Anthomyia pluvialis2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2024
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2022
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2022
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2022
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2022
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2022
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2022
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2022
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2022
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2022
Lesser Pond-sedge Carex acutiformis2022
Lesser Pond-sedge Carex acutiformis2022
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2022
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2022
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2022
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2022
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2022
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2022
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis2022
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2022
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2022
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2022
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2022
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2022
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2022
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2022
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2022
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2022
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2022
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2022
Juncus effusus var. subglomeratus Juncus effusus var. subglomeratus2022
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Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2022
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Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2022
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2022
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2022
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2022
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2022
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2022
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2022
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2022
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2022
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2022
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2022
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2022
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2022
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2022
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2022
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2022
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus2022
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus2022
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2022
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea2022
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea2022
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2022
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2022
Juncus effusus var. effusus Juncus effusus var. effusus2022
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Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2022
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Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2022
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