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Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.89884, -1.90379
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Strawberry Garden Centre Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Strawberry Garden Centre Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Mole, Grey Squirrel +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Lords-and-Ladies +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café; Playing field
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route151 m▾
Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route911 m▾
Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route83 m▾
Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route349 m▾
Named routeLength 349 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route504 m▾
Named routeLength 504 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,237 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,237 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Redwing · Kestrel +10
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Stable Fly · Acrossus rufipes · Red-legged Shieldbug +8
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenax
Hogweed · Common Nettle · Lords-and-Ladies · Holly · Wood Avens +93
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,237 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Redwing · Kestrel +10
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Stable Fly · Acrossus rufipes · Red-legged Shieldbug +8
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenax
Hogweed · Common Nettle · Lords-and-Ladies · Holly · Wood Avens +93
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Herb-Robert
Herb-Robert
Geranium robertianum2025
Geranium robertianum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisHawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumAlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2025Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025AppleMalus domestica2025AppleMalus domestica2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025LilacSyringa vulgaris2025LilacSyringa vulgaris2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024