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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
53.01416, -2.17414
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hanley Park Pavilion — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hanley Park Pavilion — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Hart's-Tongue +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Hart's-Tongue +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Green) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 117 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 Caldon Canal, Hanley Park
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Wildlife to spot
36,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,444 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Mute Swan · Magpie · Blue Tit +36
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Otter · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Spear Thistle · Hart's-Tongue · Wood Avens · Broad-leaved Dock +16
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Wood Avens Geum urbanum Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,444 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Mute Swan · Magpie · Blue Tit +36
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Otter · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Spear Thistle · Hart's-Tongue · Wood Avens · Broad-leaved Dock +16
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Wood Avens Geum urbanum Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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