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Getting here
52.82586, -1.80028
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Old Bakers Cottage Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Old Bakers Cottage Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, House Sparrow +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, House Sparrow +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Herb-Paris, Wood Spurge, Hornbeam +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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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All Saints Church, Newborough
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Wildlife to spot
8,500 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,500 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Peregrine · Pheasant · Magpie · Woodpigeon +41
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Otter
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Blue Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Notch-horned Cleg · Migrant Hawker
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Herb-Paris · Wood Spurge · Hornbeam · Raspberry · Foxglove +36
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2023
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,500 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Peregrine · Pheasant · Magpie · Woodpigeon +41
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Otter
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Blue Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Notch-horned Cleg · Migrant Hawker
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Herb-Paris · Wood Spurge · Hornbeam · Raspberry · Foxglove +36
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2023
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rough Meadow-grass
Rough Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis2023
Poa trivialis2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2023Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2023Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2023Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2023MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2023Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023IvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2023Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023