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Sandon Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Stephen Pearce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.86283, -2.05200

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Purple-loosestrife, Field Bindweed +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Banded Demoiselle +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Banded Demoiselle +48 more · last seen 2025

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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route848 m
Named routeRef 5Length 848 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 5Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m
Named routeRef 5Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 5Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route480 m
Named routeRef 5Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields and Sandon Wood

📷 Stephen Pearce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields and Sandon Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Staffordshire County ShowgroundUrban park4.2 km→✦SANDON PARKHistoric site800 m→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⚽The GreenPlaying field2.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→

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