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Bucknall Park

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sycamore, Hogweed, Norway Maple +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Hogweed, Norway Maple +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Sorrel, Garlic Mustard

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheddleton 1Walking route
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
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Cycling

119 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
Silverdale GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route875 m
Named routeRef 5Length 875 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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River Trent in Bucknall Park

River Trent in Bucknall Park

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