Oldhill Wood - Mixed woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.06923, -2.26769
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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 🌿 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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
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 85 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 National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 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 379 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 379 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,561 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Jay · Blackbird +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Mole · Indet. Deer
Bat Chiroptera Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Fever Fly +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025 🌿 Plants 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Foxglove · Daffodil · Snowdrop +31
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Jay · Blackbird +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Mole · Indet. Deer
Bat Chiroptera Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Fever Fly +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025 🌿 Plants 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Foxglove · Daffodil · Snowdrop +31
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Oak
Oak
Quercus
Quercus
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hedera Hedera
Hedera Hedera
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 