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Rice's Gorse

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

52.72284, -1.82250

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Yellowhammer +62 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Yellowhammer +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hyacinthoides, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Tinodes waeneri +65 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Tinodes waeneri +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 54Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Canal south of Rileyhill in Staffordshire

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Canal south of Rileyhill in Staffordshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELDHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Remembrance GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park4.3 km→🌱Museum GardensUrban park4.4 km→

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