Cannock Wood, Staffordshire Weather
About Cannock Wood, Staffordshire
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.
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About This Cannock Wood, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cannock Wood, Staffordshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cannock Wood includes coordinates 52.70858, -1.93211, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cannock Wood is available on the Cannock Wood map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Staffordshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.