Church of the Holy Angels
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.80483, -1.81609
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 253m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 253m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Mole, Fallow Deer, Grey Squirrel +14 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Ingrailed Clay +195 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood Spurge, Herb-Paris, Brooklime +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross
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Wildlife to spot
1,478 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,478 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Merlin · Pintail +29
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- PintailAnas acuta
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Mole · Badger · Shrew +4
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- ShrewSoricidae
- Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Wayward Sawfly · Tachina fera · Common Rose Fusehorn · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +6
- Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2024
- Tachina feraTachina fera2023
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Brooklime · Wood Spurge · Herb-Paris · Red Fescue · Common Yellow-sedge +9
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
- Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
- Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2023
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,478 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Merlin · Pintail +29
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- PintailAnas acuta
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Mole · Badger · Shrew +4
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- ShrewSoricidae
- Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Wayward Sawfly · Tachina fera · Common Rose Fusehorn · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +6
- Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2024
- Tachina feraTachina fera2023
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Brooklime · Wood Spurge · Herb-Paris · Red Fescue · Common Yellow-sedge +9
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
- Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
- Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2023
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lutra lutra2024
Lutra lutra2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Indet. DeerCervidae2023Indet. DeerCervidae2023Cionus tuberculosus
Cionus tuberculosus
Cionus tuberculosus2024
Cionus tuberculosus2024
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2023Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2023Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2023Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2023