Alveley Recreation Ground
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.45983, -2.34594
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Captain Geoffrey's Estate Walk, Dudmaston EstateWalking route6.5 km▾
The walk uses natural paths which can be muddy or slippery. Dogs are welcome.
Named routeLength 6.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Morfe Walk, Comer Woods, Dudmaston EstateWalking route6.1 km▾
All walks use natural paths which can be muddy or slippery. Dog friendly.
Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
The Highley TrailWalking route3.5 km▾
A short walk round the former mining village of Highley.
Named routeRef HTLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route129 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 129 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route528 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 528 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,595 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,595 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +28
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects17 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird +12
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,595 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +28
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects17 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird +12
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
