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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.82012, -2.27996
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Mole, Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave +188 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +30 more · last seen 2018
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route658 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 658 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,438 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,438 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chaffinch +34
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
🦌Mammals14 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Rabbit +9
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2020
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2022
Meadow Brown · Volucella inanis · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper +21
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
Aconitum napellus · Forked Veilwort · Tamarisk Scalewort · Blueish Veilwort · Frizzled Pincushion +5
- Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2018
- Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2018
- Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2018
- Slender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,438 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chaffinch +34
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
🦌Mammals14 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Rabbit +9
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2020
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2022
Meadow Brown · Volucella inanis · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper +21
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
Aconitum napellus · Forked Veilwort · Tamarisk Scalewort · Blueish Veilwort · Frizzled Pincushion +5
- Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2018
- Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2018
- Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2018
- Slender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2018Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2018Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2018Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2018BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017