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The Majors Wood

1 ha

📷 Simon Huguet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.84074, -2.21234

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Blue Tit, Redwing +80 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Skylark, Blue Tit, Redwing +80 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Small White +22 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Small White +22 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2013; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2013

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stafford 62Walking route
Named route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Stafford 57Walking route
Named route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route997 m
Named routeRef 55Length 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route310 m
Named routeRef 55Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 55Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route985 m
Named routeRef 55Length 985 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland near Walton Hurst

📷 Simon Huguet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland near Walton Hurst

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jubilee Playing FieldUrban park3.2 km→🌱Izaak Walton's CottageUrban park2.7 km→🐄Gentleshaw Wildlife CentreVisitor farm2.7 km→✦Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian prioryHistoric site3.4 km→✦Anglo-Scandinavian cross, All Saints' churchyardHistoric site1.5 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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