Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Star Wood

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Common Nettle, Guelder-rose +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cheilosia illustrata +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 15Walking route12.9 km
Named routeLength 12.9 kmRegional walking route
Friends of the Peak District Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Farley 23public footpath · 569 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 569 mPath type: footway
Cotton Bankspublic footpath · 159 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 159 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Cotton Bankspublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface pavedPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 549Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over Cotton Brook in Star Wood

Footbridge over Cotton Brook in Star Wood

1 / 15

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: d14b65f4-4035-4a7a-bdb0-f132040a8526