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Old Park Plantation

3 ha

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.59844, -2.28680

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Common Nettle, Cock's-foot +125 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Common Nettle, Cock's-foot +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Tipula lateralis +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Tipula lateralis +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Park Path

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Park Path

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Patshull ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Bottom FieldUrban park1.7 km→🌱Albrighton Village ParkUrban park4 km→🌱The Species GardenUrban park4.2 km→🌱The Long GardenUrban park4.2 km→🌱The Renaissance GardenUrban park4.2 km→

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