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Stonery Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.00223, -1.93085

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Beech, Hogweed +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cheilosia illustrata, Cantharis pellucida +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Booth's Wood LoopWalking 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
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oakamoor Siding Buildings

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oakamoor Siding Buildings

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✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site3.5 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park3 km→🌱The GardensUrban park3.2 km→🦉CECILLY BROOKNature reserve3.8 km→🌱Tean Road RecUrban park4.3 km→🌱Her Ladyship's GardensUrban park3.1 km→

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