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Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
53.07861, -2.22416
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey Alder, Ash, Creeping Thistle +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey Alder, Ash, Creeping Thistle +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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 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 106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 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 360 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 360 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 250 m ▾
Named route Length 250 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
20,950 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,950 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Hobby · Robin · Mallard · Coot +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Bat · Indet. Deer · Brown Rat · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bat Chiroptera Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Speckled Wood · Peacock · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae +5
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Alder · Ash · Creeping Thistle · Hawthorn · Field Maple +15
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Dogwood Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,950 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Hobby · Robin · Mallard · Coot +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Bat · Indet. Deer · Brown Rat · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bat Chiroptera Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Speckled Wood · Peacock · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae +5
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Alder · Ash · Creeping Thistle · Hawthorn · Field Maple +15
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Dogwood Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024 Cornus sanguinea2025
Cornus sanguinea2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025