Nursery Common - Conifer woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stafford Getting here
52.95200, -2.25776
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Blue) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Common Lane public footpath · 301 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 301 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
N/A Cycling route 659 m ▾
Named route Length 659 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Public footpath through Nursery Common
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Wildlife to spot
6,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,958 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Trechus quadristriatus · Small Nettle Weevil · Clivina fossor · Oxypselaphus obscurus · Clambus simsoni +29
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus Clivina fossor Clivina fossor Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni Hypnoidus riparius Hypnoidus riparius Pterostichus minor Lungwort
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,958 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Trechus quadristriatus · Small Nettle Weevil · Clivina fossor · Oxypselaphus obscurus · Clambus simsoni +29
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus Clivina fossor Clivina fossor Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni Hypnoidus riparius Hypnoidus riparius Pterostichus minor Lungwort
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pterostichus minor
Pterostichus minor
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Leiosoma deflexum Leiosoma deflexum
Leiosoma deflexum Leiosoma deflexum
Psammoporus insularis Psammoporus insularis
Psammoporus insularis Psammoporus insularis
Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis
Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Calathus melanocephalus Calathus melanocephalus
Calathus melanocephalus Calathus melanocephalus
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Harpalus latus Harpalus latus
Harpalus latus Harpalus latus
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa
Atomaria nigrirostris Atomaria nigrirostris
Atomaria nigrirostris Atomaria nigrirostris
Clambus armadillo Clambus armadillo
Clambus armadillo Clambus armadillo
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Notaris acridulus Notaris acridulus
Notaris acridulus Notaris acridulus
Asaphidion curtum Asaphidion curtum
Asaphidion curtum Asaphidion curtum
Amara communis Amara communis
Amara communis Amara communis
Ephistemus globulus Ephistemus globulus
Ephistemus globulus Ephistemus globulus
Agonum emarginatum Agonum emarginatum
Agonum emarginatum Agonum emarginatum
Atomaria apicalis Atomaria apicalis
Atomaria apicalis Atomaria apicalis
Bembidion mannerheimii Bembidion mannerheimii
Bembidion mannerheimii Bembidion mannerheimii
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula 