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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.73467, -1.75260
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Garlic Mustard, Holly +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 54
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: National Forest Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
56,948 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
56,948 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Pied Wagtail · Lapwing · House Sparrow +3
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mole
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Shining Crane's-bill · Cherry Laurel · Wood Avens · Green Alkanet · Garlic Mustard +94
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
56,948 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Pied Wagtail · Lapwing · House Sparrow +3
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mole
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Shining Crane's-bill · Cherry Laurel · Wood Avens · Green Alkanet · Garlic Mustard +94
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
