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Border Collie Trust Rescue Centre

3 ha

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.78958, -1.91989

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellow-legged Gull and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🐾Border Collie Trust Rescue Centre on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellow-legged Gull and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🐾Border Collie Trust Rescue Centre on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Farm visit

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon, Ruff +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon, Ruff +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase); Named hiking route nearby: Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)

Free

Farm visits

Good match

Animal sanctuary or shelter

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal 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

Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

Park Lanepublic footpath · 156 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mSurface gravelPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Follow the DogMountain bike route

Named routeRef Follow the DogRound tripLocal cycle route

Fair Oak Pools TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

8,548 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,548 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

autumn

2026

Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Shoveler · Ruff · Pintail +17

WigeonMareca penelope2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,548 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

autumn

2026

Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Shoveler · Ruff · Pintail +17

WigeonMareca penelope2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Staffordshire Way Near Stockwell Heath

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