Cuckoo Cage Plantation - Woodland plantation
8 ha
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.80381, -1.69784
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route96 m▾
Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route144 m▾
Named routeLength 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Stile and footpath through open access woodland
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Wildlife to spot
8,406 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,406 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Green Woodpecker · Lesser Redpoll · Redwing · Bullfinch +36
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Hop · Hazel · Corn Marigold · Common Poppy · Viper's-bugloss +5
- HopHumulus lupulus
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,406 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Green Woodpecker · Lesser Redpoll · Redwing · Bullfinch +36
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Hop · Hazel · Corn Marigold · Common Poppy · Viper's-bugloss +5
- HopHumulus lupulus
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoides