St Thomas's Priory Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.73723, -1.90689
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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 🅿️ Parking 401m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 401m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Woodlark, Jack Snipe +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Raspberry · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +125 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Raspberry
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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Wildlife to spot
7,625 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,625 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodlark · Hobby · Goldfinch · Nuthatch · Greenfinch +45
Woodlark Lullula arborea Hobby Falco subbuteo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 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 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Badger · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 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 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Early Bumblebee · Volucella inanis +12
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Hazel · Hairy St John's-wort
Ramsons Allium ursinum Hazel Corylus avellana Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,625 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodlark · Hobby · Goldfinch · Nuthatch · Greenfinch +45
Woodlark Lullula arborea Hobby Falco subbuteo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 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 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Badger · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 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 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Early Bumblebee · Volucella inanis +12
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Hazel · Hairy St John's-wort
Ramsons Allium ursinum Hazel Corylus avellana Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Tiger Beetle
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela campestris2025
Cicindela campestris2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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