Willocks Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
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53.13302, -2.18872
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 462m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 462m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Sorrel, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Nettle +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Guelder-rose +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Biddulph Town FP 82 public footpath · 40 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 40 m Surface grass Path type: service
Show on map Biddulph Town FP 82 public footpath · 61 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 61 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 573 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 573 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Biddulph Town BW 79 bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface asphalt Path type: track
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
8,893 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,893 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +29
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly · Syrphus ribesii +9
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Common Sorrel · Common Nettle · Pendulous Sedge · Guelder-rose · Broad Buckler-fern +21
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,893 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +29
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly · Syrphus ribesii +9
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Common Sorrel · Common Nettle · Pendulous Sedge · Guelder-rose · Broad Buckler-fern +21
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus2025
Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
American Speedwell Veronica peregrina2025
American Speedwell Veronica peregrina2025
Cornish Moneywort Sibthorpia europaea2025
Cornish Moneywort Sibthorpia europaea2025
Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea2025
Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea2025
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2025
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2025 