Cocknage Wood - Woodland plantation 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
52.96809, -2.12396
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Downs Banks Dog Walk, Downs Bank Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Take a little exercise with your dog and enjoy the fresh air on this 1.5-mile (2.4km) route alongside the stream, or if you're both feeling energetic, add half a mile (0.8km) more and climb uphill for fantastic panoramic views. Suitable for rugged pushcha
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 181 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 181 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 718 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 718 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 26 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Photos Towards Cocknage Wood and Florence Colliery
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Wildlife to spot
4,606 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,606 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Swift · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Magpie +40
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Alder Disc-miner · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus +31
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore · Hogweed · Common Nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress +14
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,606 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Swift · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Magpie +40
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Alder Disc-miner · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus +31
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore · Hogweed · Common Nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress +14
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Fenusa dohrnii2025
Fenusa dohrnii2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens2025
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2025
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2025
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus2025
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda2025
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus2025
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025 Hedge Bindweed
Hedge Bindweed
Calystegia sepium2025
Calystegia sepium2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
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