Where to Hunt Ghosts on Cannock Chase this Halloween
Cannock Chase in Staffordshire is known around the world for being one of the most haunted locations on the planet. The 26-mile-square forest has been the site of thousands of paranormal encounters dating back hundreds of years, with reports of ghosts, phantoms, a pig-man, werewolves, black eyed children, and more.
Halloween is a popular time for the Staffordshire woodland as ghost hunting teams and brave locals venture into the forest in search of something spooky. This year is no different to any other. There are already ghost walk events listed on Facebook, and as we enter Halloween week, more and more people will take late night outings in the hope of witnessing something paranormal for themselves.
This article contains everything you need to know about the best locations on Cannock Chase for ghost hunting. All of the areas mentioned have played host to numerous supernatural encounters over the years, and they're probably the places in which you are most likely to see something unusual.
Castle Ring
Constructed more than 2000 years ago by a Celtic tribe known as the Cornovii, Castle Ring is an ancient hillfort that exsists at the highest point of Cannock Chase. There is a pub nearby and a small car park. Entry is free, and anyone can take a walk around the area in search of ghosts this Halloween.
Local people have reported seeing werewolves at this location, as well as ghost-dogs, spirits, and the elusive Pig-man. Legend has it the Pig-man was the result of some military experiments that happened in the prisoner of war camps on Cannock Chase during WW2, and there is a rhyme that children recite in local playgrounds that goes:
When night falls, enter the woods at your peril
For inside, lurks something worse than the devil
Avoid at all costs, the gathering place
Where at midnight, the Pig-man roams on Cannock Chase
The path around Castle Ring is quite accessible, but wheelchair users might experience some issues. Still, it's a great little walk, there's a fantastic view out over Rugeley and the rest of Cannock Chase, and it's a hive of supernatural activity.
Birches Valley
Birches Valley is a large area of woodland in Cannock Chase that has a visitors centre, a childrens play area, and lots of other activities during the daytime. However, when the sun goes down, Birches Valley is probably one of the spookiest parts of the forest.
The dense woodland has many paths you can walk in search of ghosts, and sightings of the famous Black Eyed Child are commonplace.
In 2014, the Black Eyed Child phenomenon put Cannock Chase in the international news for a number of weeks. Ever since that time, there have been hundreds of sighting reports, and some ghost hunting teams have even managed to capture video evidence.
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German Cemetery
During WW2, Cannock Chase was used as a military training ground and prisoner of war camp. When the war ended, the UK made a deal with Germany that resulted in more than 5,000 German war dead being buried in the Staffordshire forest. To this day, it is one of the most haunted locations on Cannock Chase.
People often report seeing the ghosts of soldiers wearing German and British uniforms in the graveyard and around it. There are even reports of a werewolf being spotted in the cemetery that once made it into the local news.
The graveyard itself is closed at night, but there is a road you can walk down that runs alongside it. There is only a small wire fence which does not obstruct your view, and so it's the ideal place to observe the area looking for ghosts.
Most reports of paranormal activity tend to happen in the early evening through to around 2am.
Pye Green Tower
Built as part of the UK's Cold War emergency communications network, this structure is visible from almost everywhere in Cannock Chase and much further afield.
The Pye Green tower has long been the location of many UFO sightings, and there are even police reports that detail mass encounters with unexplained objects in the area. However, most people were unaware about paranormal reports associated with the tower until recently.
In the new book,
Ghosts of Cannock Chase, paranormal investigator and author Lee Brickley highlights a series of sighting reports in which people have witnessed the ghost of a man stood outside the Pye Green tower attempting to stop cars for a lift.
Many local pepple have encountered this spirit, and it is said to be the ghost of a man who used to work there during the 1950s or 60s.
Allegedly, the man would always thumb a lift home after work in the evenings, and for whatever reason, his spirit still does.
If you want to know more about the spookiest locations on Cannock Chase, and you want to learn about some of the most terrifying paranormal encounters that happen in the forest and the local area, grab a copy of this new book from Amazon.
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Whatever you decide to do this Halloween or wherever you decide to go, stay safe.
Are you brave enough to find out what's really in the woods at Cannock Chase?
