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Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.08020, -2.25045
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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 🅿️ Parking 53m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 53m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Hogweed, Lesser Celandine +32 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Hogweed, Lesser Celandine +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Oak, Dandelion +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 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 Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 92 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 Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Clough Hall Road, Kidsgrove
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Wildlife to spot
18,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Bat · Red Fox · Otter · Mole · Indet. Deer +1
Bat Chiroptera Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 American Mink 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Fever Fly · Lily Beetle +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025 Bluebell · Hogweed · Daffodil · Snowdrop · Lesser Celandine +26
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Oak Quercus Goat Willow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Bat · Red Fox · Otter · Mole · Indet. Deer +1
Bat Chiroptera Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 American Mink 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Fever Fly · Lily Beetle +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025 Bluebell · Hogweed · Daffodil · Snowdrop · Lesser Celandine +26
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Oak Quercus Goat Willow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neovison vison2025
Neovison vison2025
Acrossus rufipes
Acrossus rufipes
Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Salix caprea
Salix caprea
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Hedera Hedera
Hedera Hedera
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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