St Thomas's Priory Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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52.73767, -1.90559
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Hobby, Woodlark, Jack Snipe +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Woodlark, Jack Snipe +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Raspberry · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Follow the Dog Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Follow the Dog Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Fair Oak Pools Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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7,586 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,586 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodlark · Hobby · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie +47
Woodlark Lullula arborea Hobby Falco subbuteo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Badger · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Bombus lucorum · Early Bumblebee · Heath Bumblebee · Volucella inanis +11
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Green Tiger Beetle 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Hazel · Hairy St John's-wort
Hazel Corylus avellana Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,586 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodlark · Hobby · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie +47
Woodlark Lullula arborea Hobby Falco subbuteo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Badger · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Bombus lucorum · Early Bumblebee · Heath Bumblebee · Volucella inanis +11
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Green Tiger Beetle 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Hazel · Hairy St John's-wort
Hazel Corylus avellana Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicindela campestris
Cicindela campestris
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 