Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
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🐄Farms🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.85968, -2.23657
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Swift
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Honeysuckle Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Swift
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Honeysuckle Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Swift, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Swift, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Photos
River Sow upstream near Hilcote Hall
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,460 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Swallow · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Magpie +22
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog +2
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +12
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Rhingia campestris
Sycamore · Common Nettle · Holly · Ivy · Cow Parsley +52
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- IvyHedera helix
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,460 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Swallow · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Magpie +22
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog +2
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +12
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Rhingia campestris
Sycamore · Common Nettle · Holly · Ivy · Cow Parsley +52
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- IvyHedera helix
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rattus norvegicus2024
Rattus norvegicus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBrown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023Green Alkanet
Green Alkanet
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaAlderAlnus 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-CressCardaminePurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaSummer 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