Upper Bitterns Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
52.98408, -2.34980
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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Cock's-foot, Creeping Thistle +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Cock's-foot, Creeping Thistle +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Brown +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Brown +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 930 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 930 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
1,902 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,902 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Sand Martin Riparia riparia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2023 Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Fallow Deer · Rabbit +4
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Indet. Deer Cervidae Mole 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Green Dock Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +2
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Alder Leaf Beetle 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dandelion · Cock's-foot · Dog's Mercury · Butterbur · Black Medick +20
Dandelion Taraxacum2025 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025 Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 Slender Speedwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,902 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Sand Martin Riparia riparia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2023 Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Fallow Deer · Rabbit +4
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Indet. Deer Cervidae Mole 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Green Dock Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +2
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Alder Leaf Beetle 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dandelion · Cock's-foot · Dog's Mercury · Butterbur · Black Medick +20
Dandelion Taraxacum2025 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025 Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 Slender Speedwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea
Talpa europaea
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2023
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2023 Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Veronica filiformis2025
Veronica filiformis2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2025
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Bitter-Cress Cardamine2025
Bitter-Cress Cardamine2025
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2025
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2025
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Timothy Phleum pratense2023
Timothy Phleum pratense2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Holly Ilex aquifolium2023
Holly Ilex aquifolium2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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