Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Castern Wood
Castern Wood — nature reserve in Staffordshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Castern Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Staffordshire, UK". Coordinates: 53.0758°, -1.8253°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hamps and Manifold Valleys SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Castern Wood is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. It is an ancient woodland, with scrub and grassland, on the eastern slopes of the Manifold Valley, about 1 mile south of Wetton, in Staffordshire, England. The reserve is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
There is a car park a short distance from the reserve at Weags Bridge. The circular walk through Castern Wood is very steep in places. The area of the reserve is 21 ha. Trees in the ancient woodland include ash, field maple, hazel and oak. There is also scrub and grassland. To prevent the grassland becoming scrub, and the scrub becoming woodland, the site is managed; since cattle grazing is difficult to arrange on this relatively inaccessible site, clearing scrub from grassland is done by volunteers. Many plant species grow on the limestone soil, including small scabious, ladies mantle, salad burnet and several species of orchid. Woodland plants include dog's mercury and wood avens.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.0758, -1.8253
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Parish
- Ilam
- Postcode
- DE6 2BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Opening
- | website = {{url|https://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/nature-reserves/castern-wood}}
- Official site
- www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q106670774 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castern Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castern Wood?
- Castern Wood is in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE6 2BA), in the parish of Ilam.
- Who runs Castern Wood?
- Castern Wood is operated by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
- Is Castern Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Castern Wood is part of the Hamps and Manifold Valleys SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Castern Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Castern Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Castern Wood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE6 2BA. It sits within the Staffordshire Moorlands parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Castern Wood?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.