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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
53.05874, -2.18359
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 287m 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Blackthorn, Holly +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Blackthorn, Holly +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Bulrush, Hawthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 144 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 Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 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
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Wildlife to spot
17,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,247 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen +36
Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Squirrel · Otter · Field Vole · Wood Mouse · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Field Vole Microtus agrestis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Mole Talpa europaea 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Blackthorn · Lesser Celandine · Holly · Ground-ivy +5
Ramsons Allium ursinum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Holly Ilex aquifolium Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bulrush Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,247 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen +36
Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Squirrel · Otter · Field Vole · Wood Mouse · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Field Vole Microtus agrestis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Mole Talpa europaea 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Blackthorn · Lesser Celandine · Holly · Ground-ivy +5
Ramsons Allium ursinum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Holly Ilex aquifolium Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bulrush Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typha latifolia
Typha latifolia
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis 