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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.96505, -1.85053
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Barnacle Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Denstone Hall Farm Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Barnacle Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Denstone Hall Farm Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Barnacle Goose, Oystercatcher +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Mole, Otter +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,708 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,708 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Moorhen · Coot · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard +11
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Mole +3
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Broad Centurion · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Primrose · Dog's Mercury · Blackthorn · Holly · Garlic Mustard +95
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,708 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Moorhen · Coot · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard +11
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Mole +3
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Broad Centurion · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Primrose · Dog's Mercury · Blackthorn · Holly · Garlic Mustard +95
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Maple
Field Maple
Acer campestre2025
Acer campestre2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumRedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2025Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Field-roseRosa arvensis2025Field-roseRosa arvensis2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2025Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2025Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Wood MilletMilium effusum2025Wood MilletMilium effusum2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2025Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Blue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica2025Blue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2025Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2025Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2025Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Bay WillowSalix pentandra2025Bay WillowSalix pentandra2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025French Crane's-billGeranium endressii2025French Crane's-billGeranium endressii2025