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Places › England › West Midlands › Stafford Getting here
52.82381, -2.28187
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave +192 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave +192 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Tamarisk Scalewort, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +6 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Tamarisk Scalewort, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +6 more · last seen 2018
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 103 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 55 Length 658 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Named route Ref 55 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 55 Length 3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
5,414 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chaffinch +33
Swift Apus apus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 🦌 Mammals 16 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Field Vole +11
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2020 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Speckled Wood · Comma · Volucella inanis · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell +20
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Aconitum napellus · Forked Veilwort · Tamarisk Scalewort · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Blueish Veilwort +5
Aconitum napellus Aconitum napellus Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2018 Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2018 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2018 Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2018 Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chaffinch +33
Swift Apus apus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 🦌 Mammals 16 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Field Vole +11
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2020 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Speckled Wood · Comma · Volucella inanis · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell +20
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Aconitum napellus · Forked Veilwort · Tamarisk Scalewort · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Blueish Veilwort +5
Aconitum napellus Aconitum napellus Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2018 Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2018 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2018 Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2018 Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2020
Indet. Deer Cervidae2020
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Weasel Mustela nivalis2016
Weasel Mustela nivalis2016
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2023
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2023
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2023
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2023
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2023
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Tipula lunata Tipula lunata2020
Tipula lunata Tipula lunata2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2020
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2020
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2018
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 2018
2018
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum2018
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum2018
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2018
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2018
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2018
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2018
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 