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52.88197, -2.43465
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue · last seen 2025; Plants — Hart's-Tongue · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 552 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 6.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 307 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 307 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 164 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,238 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,238 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Dunnock +49
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. 🌿 Plants 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,238 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Dunnock +49
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. 🌿 Plants 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus 