🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
6 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🚵
Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Fair Oak Pools Trail
Varies
🚲
Cycling
Moderate match
Named cycling route nearby: Cannock Chase Heritage Trail
Varies
🦉
Wildlife
Weak signal
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Follow the DogMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Follow the DogRound tripLocal cycle route
Fair Oak Pools TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
The Monkey TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Monkey TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Marquis Drivebridleway · 642 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 642 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Marquis Drivebridleway · 583 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 583 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Marquis Drivebridleway · 645 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 645 mSurface pavedPath type: service
