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Cannock Wood Staffordshire Map

Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Cannock Chase · Region: West Midlands

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Place	Cannock Wood
Traditional County	Staffordshire
District / Borough	Cannock Chase
Region	West Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.708580
Longitude	-1.932110
Place Type	Village

About Cannock Wood

Cannock Wood breathes with the quiet authority of the high ground, its edges defined by the persistent growth of the surrounding heath. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Burntwood (from Burntwood: bearing 334°T, OS grid SK 046 123), and is situated north-west of Gentleshaw village. The terrain here rises to meet the sky, placing Cannock Wood within the protected expanse of the Gentleshaw Common SSSI, where the air retains a sharp, untamed clarity. Just a short distance to the north-north-west, the earth bears the ancient, circular scar of Castle Ring, a multivallate hillfort that commands the horizon with its silent, grassy ramparts. This elevation grants the landscape a singular perspective, where the light falls long and thin across the heather as evening approaches. Residents walk paths that have been worn smooth by centuries of footfall, connecting the hearths of Cannock Wood to the deeper mysteries of the Chase. To the south, the remnants of a moated site and bloomery in Courtbanks Covert hint at a time when the industry of iron and timber dictated the pulse of the woods. These features do not merely exist as markers of the past; they anchor the present, ensuring that the character of Cannock Wood remains tethered to the rugged, unyielding geography of Staffordshire.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gentleshaw Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 80 ha
Nunswell Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 227° SW
Castle Ring, A Multivallate Hillfort And Medieval Hunting Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 342° NNW · 8 ha
Gentleshaw Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 136° SE
The Old Windmill (Historic Ruins) — 0.4 mi, 138° SE
Moated Site And Bloomery In Courtbanks Covert (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 210° SSW · 2 ha
Old Lodge Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 204° SSW
Noddyfield Valley (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 223° SW
Horsepasture Pools (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 009° N
Beaudesert Old Park (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 004° N
Cannock Chase Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 330° NNW
Hazelslade Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 279° W
Redwood Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 171° S
Maple Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 128° SE
Redmoor Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 147° SSE
Biddulph's Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 208° SSW
Stowe Pool And Walk Mill Clay Pit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 177° S · 8 ha
Lower Cliff (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 327° NNW
Museum of Cannock Chase (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 276° W
Memorial Wall (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 275° W
Chasewater Railway Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 195° SSW
Chasewater Innovation Centre (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 188° S
Moated Site Of Handsacre Hall. (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 053° NE
Cannock Chase (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 3.5 mi, 323° NW · 69 ha
Birches Valley Forest Centre (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 329° NNW
Rugeley Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 357° N
Pipe Marsh (Wetland) — 3.9 mi, 131° SE
Tomb of Elizabeth Cuting and Emma Hollinhurst (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 358° N
remains of old church of St Augustine (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 358° N
Bremen Stone (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 306° NW

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