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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.95523, -1.90398
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CROXDEN ABBEY REMAINS; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Agapetus fuscipes, Small White +33 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route112 m▾
Named routeLength 112 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,248 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Pheasant · Blackbird · Carrion Crow
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
🌿Plants132 species
springsummer
2025▾
Moschatel · Common Vetch · Common Mouse-ear · Meadowsweet · Spear Thistle +127
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,248 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Pheasant · Blackbird · Carrion Crow
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
🌿Plants132 species
springsummer
2025▾
Moschatel · Common Vetch · Common Mouse-ear · Meadowsweet · Spear Thistle +127
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wych Elm
Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra
Ulmus glabra
Greater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRed Hemp-nettleGaleopsis angustifoliaRed Hemp-nettleGaleopsis angustifoliaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaMeadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatusMeadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatusScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumTurnipBrassica rapaTurnipBrassica rapaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusBlack-poplarPopulus nigraBlack-poplarPopulus nigraEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSalix alba var. albaSalix alba var. albaSalix alba var. albaSalix alba var. albaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBay WillowSalix pentandraBay WillowSalix pentandraSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisHuntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegetaHuntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegetaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatum