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Five Oak Hill Plantation

Wood, Forest in Staffordshire South Staffordshire

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Five Oak Hill Plantation

'Graves Distancing' German Gravestones, at the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Cannock. 'Graves distancing' refers to the space between the gravestones and the rows. While the gravestones themselves are of the same size, they are not all level. The area of the rows of gravestones are on a slope, which lead down to a path.
'Graves Distancing' Credit: D M Wilmot

Five Oak Hill Plantation is a sprawling estate located in Staffordshire, England. The plantation, as its name suggests, is home to a dense forest dominated by five majestic oak trees that have stood for centuries. This ancient woodland covers an area of approximately 100 acres and is known for its natural beauty and biodiversity.

The forest is a mix of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, creating a diverse and vibrant ecosystem. The oak trees, with their gnarled trunks and sprawling branches, provide a canopy of shade and shelter for a wide variety of flora and fauna. The forest floor is covered in a rich carpet of mosses, ferns, and wildflowers, adding to the enchanting ambiance of the woodland.

Wildlife thrives in Five Oak Hill Plantation, with numerous species making their homes within its boundaries. Squirrels scurry through the treetops, while rabbits and badgers can be seen darting between the undergrowth. Birdsong fills the air as various avian species, including woodpeckers and owls, make their presence known.

The plantation also offers several walking trails and paths that wind their way through the forest, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the serenity of nature. These trails provide opportunities for hikers and nature enthusiasts to explore the beauty of the woodland, discover hidden gems, and witness the changing seasons in all their glory.

Five Oak Hill Plantation is not only a haven for wildlife and nature lovers but also an important site for conservation efforts. It is a protected area, carefully managed to ensure the preservation of its natural resources and the continued existence of its unique ecosystem.

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'Graves Distancing' German Gravestones, at the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Cannock. 'Graves distancing' refers to the space between the gravestones and the rows. While the gravestones themselves are of the same size, they are not all level. The area of the rows of gravestones are on a slope, which lead down to a path.
'Graves Distancing'
German Gravestones, at the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Cannock. 'Graves distancing' refers to the space between the gravestones and the rows. While the gravestones themselves are of the same size, they are not all level. The area of the rows of gravestones are on a slope, which lead down to a path.
'Turn right along the track' The Heart of England Way at Brocton Field, Cannock Chase. The quote comes from Staffordshire County Council's 'Cannock Chase Circular Walk'.
'Turn right along the track'
The Heart of England Way at Brocton Field, Cannock Chase. The quote comes from Staffordshire County Council's 'Cannock Chase Circular Walk'.
Flowering heather, Cannock Chase The heathland west of Sher Brook.
Flowering heather, Cannock Chase
The heathland west of Sher Brook.
'You reach a fingerpost at the bottom of the slope' Bridleway descending east towards Sher Brook. The quote comes from Staffordshire County Council's 'Cannock Chase Circular Walk'.
'You reach a fingerpost at the bottom of the slope'
Bridleway descending east towards Sher Brook. The quote comes from Staffordshire County Council's 'Cannock Chase Circular Walk'.
Glacial Boulder and Trigpoint, Cannock Chase Set upon a pedestal of Triassic pebbles, the boulder is of Granite which is out of place here on the Moorlands of South Staffordshire, there being no granite outcrops anywhere in the Midlands. The boulder has been matched however, to the intrusive rock outcrop at Cniffel in Dumfries & Galloway, which is over 170 miles (280km) away from the Chase in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. This granite 'erratic' is marked on the OS map as the "Glacial Boulder", which gives some idea how it got here. The boulder was ripped from its parent mountain sometime during the last Ice-Age, and was transported by glacial action to its present location, the journey perhaps taking ten-thousand years during which the edges of the rock were worn down, giving its present rounded appearance.
Glacial Boulder and Trigpoint, Cannock Chase
Set upon a pedestal of Triassic pebbles, the boulder is of Granite which is out of place here on the Moorlands of South Staffordshire, there being no granite outcrops anywhere in the Midlands. The boulder has been matched however, to the intrusive rock outcrop at Cniffel in Dumfries & Galloway, which is over 170 miles (280km) away from the Chase in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. This granite 'erratic' is marked on the OS map as the "Glacial Boulder", which gives some idea how it got here. The boulder was ripped from its parent mountain sometime during the last Ice-Age, and was transported by glacial action to its present location, the journey perhaps taking ten-thousand years during which the edges of the rock were worn down, giving its present rounded appearance.
Horse riding on Sherbrook Banks
Horse riding on Sherbrook Banks
Timber stacks The results of recent tree cutting.
Timber stacks
The results of recent tree cutting.
Peace stone This stone, inscribed "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE 1986", sits on the edge of an area called "The Peace Vista", between the Commonwealth and German war cemeteries.
Peace stone
This stone, inscribed "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE 1986", sits on the edge of an area called "The Peace Vista", between the Commonwealth and German war cemeteries.
Bremen Stone The Bremen Stone commemorates the planting of 25 oak trees at the German war cemetery in 1987.
Bremen Stone
The Bremen Stone commemorates the planting of 25 oak trees at the German war cemetery in 1987.
Cannock Chase - Military Cemetery This small but poignant WW1 War Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth graves, mostly New Zealanders, but also 280 Germans - many of whom died from the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase - Military Cemetery
This small but poignant WW1 War Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth graves, mostly New Zealanders, but also 280 Germans - many of whom died from the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic. LinkExternal link
Cannock Chase - Commonwealth War Cemetery This small but poignant WW1 War Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth graves, mostly New Zealanders, but also 280 Germans - many of whom died from the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase - Commonwealth War Cemetery
This small but poignant WW1 War Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth graves, mostly New Zealanders, but also 280 Germans - many of whom died from the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic. LinkExternal link
Cannock Chase -War Cemetery This small but poignant WW1 War Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth graves, mostly New Zealanders, but also 280 Germans - many of whom died from the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase -War Cemetery
This small but poignant WW1 War Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth graves, mostly New Zealanders, but also 280 Germans - many of whom died from the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic. LinkExternal link
Cannock Chase - War Cemetery This small but poignant WW1 War Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth graves, mostly New Zealanders, but also 280 Germans - many of whom died from the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase - War Cemetery
This small but poignant WW1 War Cemetery contains 100 Commonwealth graves, mostly New Zealanders, but also 280 Germans - many of whom died from the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic. LinkExternal link
Cannock Chase - German Military Cemetery Bilingual stone at the entrance to the German Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are ca 5,000 Austrian and German graves. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase - German Military Cemetery
Bilingual stone at the entrance to the German Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are ca 5,000 Austrian and German graves. LinkExternal link
Cannock Chase - German War Cemetery The graves of 4 Zeppelin crews shot down in WW1 lie near the cemetery entrance. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase - German War Cemetery
The graves of 4 Zeppelin crews shot down in WW1 lie near the cemetery entrance. LinkExternal link
Cannock Chase - German War Cemetery Bilingual stone in the German Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are ca 5,000 Austrian and German graves from WW1 and WW2. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase - German War Cemetery
Bilingual stone in the German Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are ca 5,000 Austrian and German graves from WW1 and WW2. LinkExternal link
Cannock Chase - German War Cemetery Stones in the German Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are ca 5,000 Austrian and German graves from WW1 and WW2. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase - German War Cemetery
Stones in the German Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are ca 5,000 Austrian and German graves from WW1 and WW2. LinkExternal link
Cannock Chase - German War Cemetery The German Cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission with ca 5,000 Austrian and German graves from WW1 and WW2. This stone was unveiled by the Duke of Kent in 1987 to mark 25 years of friendship between Staffordshire and Bremen. 25 oaks were also planted. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.cwgc.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cwgc.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cannock Chase - German War Cemetery
The German Cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission with ca 5,000 Austrian and German graves from WW1 and WW2. This stone was unveiled by the Duke of Kent in 1987 to mark 25 years of friendship between Staffordshire and Bremen. 25 oaks were also planted. LinkExternal link
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Five Oak Hill Plantation is located at Grid Ref: SJ9716 (Lat: 52.747265, Lng: -2.0422368)

Administrative County: Staffordshire

District: South Staffordshire

Police Authority: Staffordshire

What 3 Words

///gilding.chilling.petrified. Near Penkridge, Staffordshire

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