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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.89837, -1.88132
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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 Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Herb-Robert, Garlic Mustard +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path 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
12 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 route135 m▾
Named routeLength 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route228 m▾
Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route911 m▾
Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route83 m▾
Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Photos
Uttoxeter park near Blount's Green
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
14,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,181 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Goldfinch +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Polecat · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects17 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Orange Ladybird +12
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Stable Fly
🌿Plants82 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard · Hogweed · Broad-leaved Dock +77
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,181 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Goldfinch +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Polecat · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects17 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Orange Ladybird +12
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Stable Fly
🌿Plants82 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard · Hogweed · Broad-leaved Dock +77
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
StoatMustela erminea2025StoatMustela erminea2025Stomoxys calcitrans
Stomoxys calcitrans
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisAsh
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior2025
Fraxinus excelsior2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Events & activities nearby
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