Broadleaved woodland near Hollybush 1 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
52.97961, -2.16383
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Downs Banks Edges Walk, Downs Bank Walking route 4 km ▾
Taking you over hills and through secret valleys, this walk contrasts the wild places on your left with green farmland on the right. Undulating with some gravelly paths and narrow stages. Some paths will be muddy during wet weather.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,289 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,289 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Syritta pipiens · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Hairy Shieldbug +21
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Gorse · Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore · Cow Parsley +11
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Gorse Ulex europaeus Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,289 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Syritta pipiens · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Hairy Shieldbug +21
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Gorse · Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore · Cow Parsley +11
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Gorse Ulex europaeus Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Firethorn
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea
Pyracantha coccinea
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hedge Barberry Berberis darwinii x empetrifolia = B. x stenophylla2025
Hedge Barberry Berberis darwinii x empetrifolia = B. x stenophylla2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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