Abberley's Plantation
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.83768, -1.83744
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Red-legged Partridge +68 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Red-legged Partridge +68 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +14 more · last seen 2020
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
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Public footpath to Park Farm and Bromley Park
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Wildlife to spot
961 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
961 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge · Raven · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Yellowhammer +2
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Ramsons · Wood Avens · False-brome · Enchanter's-nightshade · Herb-Robert +120
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
961 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge · Raven · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Yellowhammer +2
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Ramsons · Wood Avens · False-brome · Enchanter's-nightshade · Herb-Robert +120
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2023Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Wood MelickMelica uniflora2023Wood MelickMelica uniflora2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2023Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023BugleAjuga reptans2023BugleAjuga reptans2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023WoodruffGalium odoratum2023WoodruffGalium odoratum2023Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2023Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2023Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2023Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Thin-spiked Wood-sedgeCarex strigosa2023Thin-spiked Wood-sedgeCarex strigosa2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023IvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2023Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Remote SedgeCarex remota2023Remote SedgeCarex remota2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023PignutConopodium majus2023PignutConopodium majus2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2023Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2023Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2023Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023SanicleSanicula europaea2023SanicleSanicula europaea2023Field-roseRosa arvensis2023Field-roseRosa arvensis2023Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2023Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2023Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2023Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Velvet BentAgrostis canina2023Velvet BentAgrostis canina2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2023Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2023Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2023Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2023Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2023Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2023Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2023Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Wood MilletMilium effusum2023Wood MilletMilium effusum2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023Wavy Meadow-grassPoa flexuosa2023Wavy Meadow-grassPoa flexuosa2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2023Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2023Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2023MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2023