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Black Firs and Cranberry Bog

Staffordshire  >  United Kingdom

Small area of wet woodland managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust as a nature reserve.

Aggiunto* da James Tatlow
Ultimo aggiornamento 15 dicembre 2025
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Descrizione

The main accessible area of the nature reserve is a wet woodland with tree species such as alder and birch. There is an unmarked footpath that does a short loop around the area, although it is uneven and can be wet at times. Typical birds for this habitat are present, flocks of tits Cinciarella, Cinciallegra, Codibugnolo and Regolo are common as are Colombaccio and thrushes. Picchio rosso maggiore and Rampichino alpestre are usually heard or seen, as well as other common birds such as Scricciolo.

A public footpath can be taken to make a longer loop, from which neighbouring pasture/farmland can be surveyed. In the winter a flock of Cesena and Tordo sassello is likely. Passera scopaiola and Cardellino are common. Pispola is possible.

Taking the public footpath to the east also gives a view of a small flooded pond area in the field. It often hosts various waterfowl such as Germano reale, Moretta, Oca canadese and Oca selvatica and in the winter Fischione and Gabbiano comune. If you wanted to check for rings a long lens or telescope would be useful.

The Cranberry Bog and Black Mere part of the reserve is off-limits to casual visitors due to safety concerns, however Cormorano can often be seen perched in the trees that surround that area, but it likely attracts various other birds to the general area anyway.

Dettagli

Accesso

Black Firs and Cranberry Bog is located 6 miles southeast of Crewe. A small but usually unused car park is available on the main road. Press P on the map for directions. It is free to use and is not access restricted. The circular route shown on the map is about 3 km.

Terreno e habitat

Foresta , Terreni coltivati

Caratteristiche dell’area

Paludoso

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Può essere utile

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Primavera

Percorso

Sentiero stretto

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Facile

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

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