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Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.86333, -2.25698
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Swift, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Swift, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hazel +9 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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River Sow upstream near Eccleshall
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Wildlife to spot
12,213 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,213 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Swallow · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Canada Goose +17
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Otter +2
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Sycamore · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · White Clover +59
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,213 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Swallow · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Canada Goose +17
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Otter +2
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Sycamore · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · White Clover +59
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2024
Erinaceus europaeus2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBrown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024IvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumLily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalisLily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineum