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Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
53.03103, -2.19557
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Route 555
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 134 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Festival Park: cycle paths
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13,316 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,316 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Badger · Bat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Nipplewort · Blackthorn · Cherry Plum · Flowering Currant · Holly +1
Nipplewort Lapsana communis Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Holly Ilex aquifolium Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,316 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Badger · Bat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Nipplewort · Blackthorn · Cherry Plum · Flowering Currant · Holly +1
Nipplewort Lapsana communis Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Holly Ilex aquifolium Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 