What is Cannock Chase?
{{Infobox protected area | name = Cannock Chase | iucn_category = <!-- images --> | photo = Cannock Chase Path.jpg | photo_caption = Cannock Chase AONB <!-- map --> | map = | map_image = Cannock Chase AONB locator map.svg | map_size = 243 | map_caption = Location of Cannock Chase AONB in the UK | relief = <!-- location --> | location = [[Staffordshire]], England | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = | coords_ref = <!-- stats --> | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_ref = | elevation = | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = <!-- dates & info --> | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = 1958 | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = | administrator = | operator = | owner = <!-- website, embedded --> | website = | embedded = }} [[File:Katyn Memorial Cannock.jpg|thumb|250px|The Katyn Memorial at Cannock Chase]] '''Cannock Chase''' is a [[woodland]] and mixed area of [[countryside]] in the [[county]] of [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. The area has been designated as the '''Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'''. The Chase gives its name to the local government district. ==Economy== Cannock Chase is between [[Cannock]], [[Lichfield]], [[Rugeley]] and [[Stafford]]. It is a mixture of natural [[deciduous]] woodland, [[coniferous]] [[plantation]]s, open [[heathland]] and the remains of early [[industry]], such as [[coal mining]]. ==Nature== Cannock Chase was made an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB) on 16 September [[1958]]. Much of the area is also a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI). Despite its relatively small area, the chase has a remarkable variety of [[land