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Rookery Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.74950, -1.83870

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Egret, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Harebell, Himalayan Balsam, Butterbur +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Lepidostoma hirtum, Hydropsyche pellucidula +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Lepidostoma hirtum, Hydropsyche pellucidula +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Flavoparmelia caperata, Common Orange Lichen +2 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Flavoparmelia caperata, Common Orange Lichen +2 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National 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 route2.5 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route491 m
Named routeRef 54Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crop field towards Rookery Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crop field towards Rookery Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Moated site of Handsacre Hall.Historic site2.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛳Lichfield Golf and Country ClubGolf course3.8 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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