Greatgate Whipping Post
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.95819, -1.91843
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Sericostoma personatum, Large White +39 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
967 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Willow Tit · Blackbird +13
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
🦌Mammals10 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole +5
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022
- Hedgehog
🐝Insects19 species
springautumn
2020▾
Agapetus fuscipes · Sericostoma personatum · Silo pallipes · Micropterna sequax · Potamophylax cingulatus +14
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
- Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019
- Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2019
Himalayan Balsam · Scented Mayweed · Bulrush · American Willowherb · Amphibious Bistort +88
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Common Hemp-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Willow Tit · Blackbird +13
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
🦌Mammals10 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole +5
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022
- Hedgehog
🐝Insects19 species
springautumn
2020▾
Agapetus fuscipes · Sericostoma personatum · Silo pallipes · Micropterna sequax · Potamophylax cingulatus +14
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
- Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019
- Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2019
Himalayan Balsam · Scented Mayweed · Bulrush · American Willowherb · Amphibious Bistort +88
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Common Hemp-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erinaceus europaeus2023
Erinaceus europaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020Brown HareLepus europaeus2020Indian MuntjacMuntiacus muntjak2024Indian MuntjacMuntiacus muntjak2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2020Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2020Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensChaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2019Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2019Lype reductaLype reducta2019Lype reductaLype reducta2019Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2019Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2019Plectrocnemia brevisPlectrocnemia brevis2019Plectrocnemia brevisPlectrocnemia brevis2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2019Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2019Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2019Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2019Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2019Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2019Galeopsis tetrahit
Galeopsis tetrahit
Common BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRed Hemp-nettleGaleopsis angustifoliaRed Hemp-nettleGaleopsis angustifoliaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vesca