Birch Wood - Woodland plantation 1 ha
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🌲 Walks
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
52.97854, -2.08942
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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 🐕 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 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Downs Banks Edges Walk, Downs Bank Walking route 4 km ▾
Taking you over hills and through secret valleys, this walk contrasts the wild places on your left with green farmland on the right. Undulating with some gravelly paths and narrow stages. Some paths will be muddy during wet weather.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 145 m ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 145 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 432 m ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 432 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
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Wildlife to spot
8,210 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,210 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Raven · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Mole +2
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Hazel Leaf-roller 🌿 Plants 17 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Early Crocus · Opium Poppy · Spear Thistle · Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine +12
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,210 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Raven · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Mole +2
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Hazel Leaf-roller 🌿 Plants 17 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Early Crocus · Opium Poppy · Spear Thistle · Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine +12
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Apoderus coryli2025
Apoderus coryli2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis2025
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2025
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Minettia inusta Minettia inusta2025
Minettia inusta Minettia inusta2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025 