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Rowley's Wood

3 ha

📷 Peter Fleming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.95096, -2.35239

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,771 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,771 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

autumn

2025

Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Great Tit · Goldcrest +35

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SiskinSpinus spinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Stoat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
StoatMustela erminea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,771 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

autumn

2025

Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Great Tit · Goldcrest +35

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SiskinSpinus spinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Stoat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
StoatMustela erminea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Fleming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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