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Walton's Rough

8 ha

📷 Stephen Pearce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.82491, -2.24846

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Wigeon +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Wigeon +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beaded Chestnut, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beaded Chestnut, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeRef 55Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m
Named routeRef 55Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route658 m
Named routeRef 55Length 658 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 55Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 55Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track into Walton's Rough

📷 Stephen Pearce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into Walton's Rough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jubilee Playing FieldUrban park3.8 km→✦Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian prioryHistoric site1.1 km→🐄Gentleshaw Wildlife CentreVisitor farm4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Anglo-Scandinavian cross, All Saints' churchyardHistoric site4.2 km→✦Norbury Manor moated site, 8 fishponds and connecting channelsHistoric site4.3 km→

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