Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Getting here
52.72689, -1.77335
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Hawthorn, Holly +161 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 54
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 117 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 321 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 36 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
39,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Mute Swan · Moorhen +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mole
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Shining Crane's-bill · Foxglove · Yarrow · Cherry Laurel · Wood Avens +83
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Yarrow Achillea millefolium Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Wood Avens Geum urbanum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Mute Swan · Moorhen +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mole
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Shining Crane's-bill · Foxglove · Yarrow · Cherry Laurel · Wood Avens +83
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Yarrow Achillea millefolium Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Wood Avens Geum urbanum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Sedum Sedum
Sedum Sedum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia
Hedera Hedera
Hedera Hedera
Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo
Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum 