Elsmore's Rough - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stafford Getting here
52.88001, -1.99751
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Shoot public footpath · 2.5 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2.5 km Path type: footway
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Wildlife to spot
425 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 425 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Nuthatch · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Mallard +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2014 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2013 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2013 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2013 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2013 Coal Tit Periparus ater2011 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2011 Stock Dove Columba oenas2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2011 Curlew Numenius arquata2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2011 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2011 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 🦌 Mammals 15 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +10
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Small White · Painted Lady · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +15
Small White Pieris rapae2018 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018 Large White Pieris brassicae2017 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Himalayan Balsam · Heath Star Moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +20
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2011 White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2011 Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2011 Thickpoint Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 425 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Nuthatch · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Mallard +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2014 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2013 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2013 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2013 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2013 Coal Tit Periparus ater2011 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2011 Stock Dove Columba oenas2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2011 Curlew Numenius arquata2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2011 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2011 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 🦌 Mammals 15 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +10
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Small White · Painted Lady · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +15
Small White Pieris rapae2018 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018 Large White Pieris brassicae2017 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Himalayan Balsam · Heath Star Moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +20
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2011 White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2011 Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2011 Thickpoint Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis2024
Microtus agrestis2024
Badger Meles meles2023
Badger Meles meles2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Fallow Deer Dama dama2023
Fallow Deer Dama dama2023
Otter Lutra lutra
Otter Lutra lutra
Shrew Soricidae
Shrew Soricidae
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2014
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2014 2017
2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Comma Polygonia c-album2017
Comma Polygonia c-album2017
Hornet Vespa crabro2017
Hornet Vespa crabro2017
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2016
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2016 Schistidium crassipilum2011
Schistidium crassipilum2011
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2011
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2011
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2011
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2011
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2011
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2011
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2011
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2011
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2011
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2011
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2011
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2011
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2011
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2011
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2011
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2011
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2011
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2011
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2011
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2011
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2011
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2011
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2011
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2011
Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2011
Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2011
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2011
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2011
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2011
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2011
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2011
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2011
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2011
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2011
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2011
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2011
Fragile Fork-moss Dicranum tauricum2011
Fragile Fork-moss Dicranum tauricum2011 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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