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Redcliff Covert - Woodland plantation

2 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 386m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
North Worcestershire PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Habberley Valley Circular WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge RingWalking route

'Circuit' of Canals surrounding Dudley & Stourbridge. Follow the fascinating network of junctions and branches through scenery varying from industrial warehouses to suprisingly secluded rural lengths.

Named routeRef BCCRound tripRegional walking route
Blakeshall Trail, Kinver EdgeWalking route3.6 km

Medium difficulty through the woodland and conifer plantation with some steep slopes passing the unique Vale's Rock Houses. https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/kinver-edge-and-the-rock-houses-national-trust

Named routeLength 3.6 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heath and woodland south-west of Kinver in Staffordshire

Heath and woodland south-west of Kinver in Staffordshire

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