Birches Valley Forest Centre
Head 800 m west of Rugeley for Birches Valley Forest Centre, an attraction. A short trip away is Lichfield Cathedral, 12 km off, the first of 33 within 15 km.
Attraction near Rugeley
Just outside Rugeley
Birches Valley Forest Centre is 800 m west of Rugeley. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Aim for June to September, when Rugeley reaches 18–21°C.
Birches Valley Forest Centre
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 800 m west of Rugeley
Its place on the map
Birches Valley Forest Centre is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Birches Valley Forest Centre
Largest of the 7 is Cannock, home to 63,057. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Rugeley
Cannock
Rawnsley
Little Haywood
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Birches Valley Forest Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugeley | 800 m east of it | 26,149 | 10 |
| Cannock | 3.4 km southwest of it | 63,057 | 6 |
| Rawnsley | 3.9 km south of it | 2,470 | 6 |
| Little Haywood | 4.2 km north of it | 1,968 | 10 |
| Colton | 4.4 km northeast of it | 711 | 4 |
| Great Haywood | 4.4 km north of it | 2,029 | 15 |
| Upper Longdon | 4.4 km southeast of it | 341 | 4 |
Other places close by
Of the 33 within 15 km, look for 2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums.
CathedralLichfield Cathedral12 km away2
Historic house · National TrustShugborough Hall6 km away3
CastleStafford Castle13 km away4
MuseumThe Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum12 km away · 16K visitors a year5MuseumMuseum · National TrustShugborough Servants' Quarters6 km away6
Historic houseIngestre Hall8.7 km away7
CastleChartley Castle11 km away8
Abbey or prioryHawkesyard Priory4.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Birches Valley Forest Centre
Where is Birches Valley Forest Centre?
Birches Valley Forest Centre is 800 m west of Rugeley, Staffordshire.
What is Birches Valley Forest Centre?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Birches Valley Forest Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Rugeley, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Birches Valley Forest Centre?
Within 15 km: Lichfield Cathedral (12 km), Shugborough Hall (6 km), Stafford Castle (13 km) and The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shugborough Hall: Mandy Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stafford Castle: Nashetty, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingestre Hall: Langstraat, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartley Castle: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hawkesyard Priory: Rev Steve Walters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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