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Robin Wood

2 ha

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.69349, -1.87285

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hawfinch and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bracken Map, Dendryphion comosum, Lachnum impudicum +105 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Bracken Map, Dendryphion comosum, Lachnum impudicum +105 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Mallrug, Mallryg +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Beacon WayWalking route40 km

Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.

Named routeLength 40 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Lichfield Canal Heritage Towpath TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
McClean WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route393 m
Named routeLength 393 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 5Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public Footpath, Dark Lane

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public Footpath, Dark Lane

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Nearby places

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🌱Beacon ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELDHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Remembrance GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Christian FieldsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Museum GardensUrban park2.9 km→

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