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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 105 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.07163, -2.24415
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Raspberry, Daffodil +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 379 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 379 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 37 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 37 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Acrossus rufipes
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Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
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Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
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Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
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Syrphus Syrphus2025
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Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Hedera Hedera
Hedera Hedera
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
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