🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🦉
Wildlife
Very strong match
Free
Mammals — Mole, Grey Squirrel, Rabbit +15 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🌳
Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Dock Bug, Large White +27 more · last seen 2025
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Free
Historic site
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling
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24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route848 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 848 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route561 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route373 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
