Plan your visit
Getting here
52.80071, -2.00848
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: ESSEX BRIDGE; Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nebria brevicollis, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +104 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Germander Speedwell +50 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Heart of England WayWalking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
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