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Tinster Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.07169, -2.12887

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Ramsons +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Banded Demoiselle +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Banded Demoiselle +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

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

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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
Cheddleton 1Walking route
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
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 route379 m
Named routeRef 555Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath towards Stockton Brook

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath towards Stockton Brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Burslem ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Whitfield Valley Local Nature ReserveUrban park3.1 km→🌱Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Burslem Golf CourseUrban park4 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Burslem ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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