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Places › England › West Midlands › Stafford Getting here
52.81213, -2.10784
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 278m away — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ 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 — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis nemorum, Marmalade Hoverfly +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis nemorum, Marmalade Hoverfly +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hawthorn, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Stafford 62 Walking route ▾
The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km 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 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 15 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 848 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 848 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 128 m ▾
Named route Length 128 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Community buildings, Coton Fields Allotments
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Wildlife to spot
35,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Pine Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Celandine · Common Nettle · Ramsons · Garlic Mustard · Hazel +2
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ramsons Allium ursinum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Hazel Corylus avellana Yew Taxus baccata Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Pine Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Celandine · Common Nettle · Ramsons · Garlic Mustard · Hazel +2
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ramsons Allium ursinum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Hazel Corylus avellana Yew Taxus baccata Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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