The Folly - Woodland plantation
4 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.92266, -2.42468
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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
- 📍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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route556 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,985 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,985 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Starling · Teal · Woodpigeon +46
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- TealAnas crecca2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- GadwallMareca strepera2021
🦌Mammals16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle +11
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- NewtTriturus
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Carabus problematicus · Agapanthia villosoviridescens +5
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022
Medick · Yarrow
- MedickMedicago sativa
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,985 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Starling · Teal · Woodpigeon +46
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- TealAnas crecca2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- GadwallMareca strepera2021
🦌Mammals16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle +11
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- NewtTriturus
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Carabus problematicus · Agapanthia villosoviridescens +5
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022
Medick · Yarrow
- MedickMedicago sativa
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
