Florence Country Park 75 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 75 ha
Getting here
52.97082, -2.12565
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Florence Park 388m away — 3 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Florence Park 388m away — 3 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Hedgehog, Noctule +25 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Downs Banks Dog Walk, Downs Bank Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Take a little exercise with your dog and enjoy the fresh air on this 1.5-mile (2.4km) route alongside the stream, or if you're both feeling energetic, add half a mile (0.8km) more and climb uphill for fantastic panoramic views. Suitable for rugged pushcha
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 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 Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 181 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 181 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 60 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Towards Cocknage Wood and Florence Colliery
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Wildlife to spot
5,222 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Swift · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · House Martin +35
Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Roe Deer +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Disc-miner · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens +42
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore +19
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Hogweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Swift · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · House Martin +35
Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Roe Deer +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Disc-miner · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens +42
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore +19
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Hogweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens2025
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2025
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus2025
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda2025
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus2025
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Heracleum sphondylium2025
Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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