North Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › East Staffordshire Getting here
52.99525, -1.81696
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 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
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Rhingia campestris, Field Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Field Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Weaver Walk 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 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Churnet Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 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 Main Route Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Tissington Trail Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Limestone Way by Aldercarr Wood
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Wildlife to spot
8,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rabbit · Red Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Grasshopper · Rhingia campestris · Sericomyia silentis · 7-spot Ladybird
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Ramsons · Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Meadow Foxtail · Spear Thistle +15
Ramsons Allium ursinum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Common Vetch Vicia sativa Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rabbit · Red Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Grasshopper · Rhingia campestris · Sericomyia silentis · 7-spot Ladybird
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Ramsons · Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Meadow Foxtail · Spear Thistle +15
Ramsons Allium ursinum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Common Vetch Vicia sativa Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Yew Taxus baccata
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