Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.89604, -2.49887
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 22-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Angelica, Marsh Woundwort, Creeping Buttercup +156 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
hodnet-market draytonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bottom Lanerestricted byway · 854 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 854 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
21,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,548 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · House Martin · Willow Warbler
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mole · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +22
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Cat's-ear · Holly · Elder · Petty Spurge · Cleavers +80
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,548 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · House Martin · Willow Warbler
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mole · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +22
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Cat's-ear · Holly · Elder · Petty Spurge · Cleavers +80
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
