Longshutt Wood - Woodland plantation
8 ha
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.95123, -2.39902
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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route556 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.5 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,303 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Swallow · Rook · Carrion Crow +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Shrew +4
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- ShrewSoricidae2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
14-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Mesembrina meridiana · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +14
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,303 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Swallow · Rook · Carrion Crow +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Shrew +4
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- ShrewSoricidae2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
14-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Mesembrina meridiana · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +14
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024BadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis20232024
2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024CurculioCurculio2024CurculioCurculio2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024