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Drinking Fountain

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.98606, -1.99180

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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
☕Tudor Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ 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
☕Tudor Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Goldfinch +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Goldfinch +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine, Hawthorn +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine, Hawthorn +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Alder Disc-miner, Green Shieldbug +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Alder Disc-miner, Green Shieldbug +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Spotted Dead-nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weaver WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Churnet WayWalking route

Named route

Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,995 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,995 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Mallard · Ardea alba alba · Meadow Pipit +1

Great White EgretArdea alba
Cattle EgretArdea ibis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Ardea alba albaArdea alba alba2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Stenophylax permistus

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley · Hogweed · Spotted Dead-nettle +6

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
HollyIlex aquifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,995 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Mallard · Ardea alba alba · Meadow Pipit +1

Great White EgretArdea alba
Cattle EgretArdea ibis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Ardea alba albaArdea alba alba2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Stenophylax permistus

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley · Hogweed · Spotted Dead-nettle +6

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
HollyIlex aquifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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