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Stoney Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.07704, -2.12070

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Ramsons +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Ramsons, Elder +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional 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
Endon and Stanley 72public footpath · 198 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 198 mPath type: path
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route360 m
Named routeRef 5Length 360 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B5051, Endon

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B5051, Endon

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Nearby places

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🌱Whitfield Valley Local Nature ReserveUrban park3.8 km→🌱Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Burslem Golf CourseUrban park4.7 km→🏞️GREENWAY BANKCountry park3.4 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park4 km→

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