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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 47 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Cannock Chase Getting here
52.72478, -1.93759
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Beaudesert Old Park 364m away — 2 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 🅿️ Beaudesert Old Park 364m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Woodcock, Woodlark +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Woodcock, Woodlark +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Pterostichus niger, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Pterostichus niger, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Raspberry
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 N/A Cycling route 393 m ▾
Named route Length 393 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 959 m ▾
Named route Length 959 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 630 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 630 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Marquis Drive bridleway · 668 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 668 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
10,366 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,366 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodlark · Long-tailed Tit · Hobby · Great Tit · Wren +47
Woodlark Lullula arborea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Hobby Falco subbuteo Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whitethroat Curruca communis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goosander Mergus merganser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Pterostichus niger · Nebria brevicollis · Carabus problematicus · Abax parallelepipedus · Green Tiger Beetle +13
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025 Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025 Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis Honeysuckle · Foxglove · Common Nettle · Hazel
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,366 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodlark · Long-tailed Tit · Hobby · Great Tit · Wren +47
Woodlark Lullula arborea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Hobby Falco subbuteo Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whitethroat Curruca communis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goosander Mergus merganser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Pterostichus niger · Nebria brevicollis · Carabus problematicus · Abax parallelepipedus · Green Tiger Beetle +13
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025 Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025 Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis Honeysuckle · Foxglove · Common Nettle · Hazel
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria salina Nebria salina
Nebria salina Nebria salina
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2025
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2025
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros2025
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros2025
Amara lunicollis Amara lunicollis2025
Amara lunicollis Amara lunicollis2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 