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Whitemoor Plantation

1 ha

BirdsWildlifeForaging

Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.66705, -2.20952

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
🌿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

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
🌿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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Southern Hawker, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Southern Hawker, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 81Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 81Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route917 m

Named routeRef 81Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 81Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route589 m

Named routeRef 81Length 589 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,333 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,333 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumn

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Buzzard · Redwing · Carrion Crow +54

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RavenCorvus corax

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,333 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumn

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Buzzard · Redwing · Carrion Crow +54

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RavenCorvus corax

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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