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Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.11315, -2.01514
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellowleg Bonnet, Jelly Ear, Oyster Mushroom +189 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellowleg Bonnet, Jelly Ear, Oyster Mushroom +189 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Gorse, Maidenhair Spleenwort +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Primrose, Gorse, Maidenhair Spleenwort +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows) Walking route ▾
Includes some hills
Named route Duration 45min
Show on map Young Woodland Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Fosters Trail Walking route ▾
Nightingale Gardens public footpath · 17 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 17 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Leek Town 18 public footpath · 432 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 432 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Leek Town 16 public footpath · 567 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 567 m Path type: track
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 559 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 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 170 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 302 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,611 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,611 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Tufted Duck · Blue Tit +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Badger
Spangle Waxcap · Silver Leaf Disease · Oyster Mushroom · Yellowing Curtain Crust · Fairy Inkcap +86
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Yellowing Curtain Crust Stereum subtomentosum Fairy Inkcap Coprinellus disseminatus Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia Sepia Pinkgill 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Gorse Ulex europaeus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,611 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Tufted Duck · Blue Tit +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Badger
Spangle Waxcap · Silver Leaf Disease · Oyster Mushroom · Yellowing Curtain Crust · Fairy Inkcap +86
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Yellowing Curtain Crust Stereum subtomentosum Fairy Inkcap Coprinellus disseminatus Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia Sepia Pinkgill 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Gorse Ulex europaeus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Entoloma jubatum
Entoloma jubatum
Wood Oysterling Deconica horizontalis
Wood Oysterling Deconica horizontalis
Common Grey Disco Mollisia cinerea
Common Grey Disco Mollisia cinerea
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Puccinia ribis-pendulae Puccinia ribis-pendulae
Puccinia ribis-pendulae Puccinia ribis-pendulae
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Warlock's Butter Exidia plana
Warlock's Butter Exidia plana
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides
Bonet Odro Mycena galopus
Bonet Odro Mycena galopus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea
Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea
Orange Bonnet Mycena acicula
Orange Bonnet Mycena acicula
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens
Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus
Mauve Bonnet Mycena meliigena
Mauve Bonnet Mycena meliigena
Hymenoscyphus vernus Hymenoscyphus vernus
Hymenoscyphus vernus Hymenoscyphus vernus
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Yellowing Oysterling Crepidotus luteolus
Yellowing Oysterling Crepidotus luteolus
Wood Pinkgill Entoloma rhodopolium
Wood Pinkgill Entoloma rhodopolium
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Herald Of Winter Hygrophorus hypothejus
Herald Of Winter Hygrophorus hypothejus
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa
Flagelloscypha minutissima Flagelloscypha minutissima
Flagelloscypha minutissima Flagelloscypha minutissima
Brownedge Bonnet Mycena olivaceomarginata
Brownedge Bonnet Mycena olivaceomarginata
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis
Deceiver Laccaria laccata
Deceiver Laccaria laccata
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Scurfy Deceiver Laccaria proxima
Scurfy Deceiver Laccaria proxima
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis
Ivory Bonnet Atheniella flavoalba
Ivory Bonnet Atheniella flavoalba
Mycoacia aurea Mycoacia aurea
Mycoacia aurea Mycoacia aurea
Phyllactinia mali Phyllactinia mali
Phyllactinia mali Phyllactinia mali
Larch Bolete Suillus grevillei
Larch Bolete Suillus grevillei
Microthyrium ciliatum Microthyrium ciliatum
Microthyrium ciliatum Microthyrium ciliatum
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Orange Grisette Amanita crocea
Orange Grisette Amanita crocea
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Yellow Mascara Disco Trichopeziza sulphurea
Yellow Mascara Disco Trichopeziza sulphurea
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria
Rancid Bonnet Mycena olida
Rancid Bonnet Mycena olida
Oakbug Milkcap Lactarius quietus
Oakbug Milkcap Lactarius quietus
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Chalara pteridina Chalara pteridina
Chalara pteridina Chalara pteridina
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Chemical Knight Tricholoma stiparophyllum
Chemical Knight Tricholoma stiparophyllum
Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii
Arrhenia rickenii Arrhenia rickenii
Pezicula acericola Pezicula acericola
Pezicula acericola Pezicula acericola
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Hymenoscyphus scutula Hymenoscyphus scutula
Hymenoscyphus scutula Hymenoscyphus scutula
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Lachnella villosa Lachnella villosa
Lachnella villosa Lachnella villosa
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Tawny Funnel Paralepista flaccida
Tawny Funnel Paralepista flaccida
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Elder Whitewash Xylodon sambuci
Elder Whitewash Xylodon sambuci
Drab Bonnet Mycena aetites
Drab Bonnet Mycena aetites
Fiery Milkcap Lactarius pyrogalus
Fiery Milkcap Lactarius pyrogalus
Ribbed Bell Galerina clavata
Ribbed Bell Galerina clavata
Inocybe obscuroides Inocybe obscuroides
Inocybe obscuroides Inocybe obscuroides
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Hymenoscyphus menthae Hymenoscyphus menthae
Hymenoscyphus menthae Hymenoscyphus menthae
Brown Cup Rutstroemia firma
Brown Cup Rutstroemia firma
Willow Mildew Erysiphe adunca
Willow Mildew Erysiphe adunca
Common Cavalier Melanoleuca polioleuca
Common Cavalier Melanoleuca polioleuca
Earpick Fungus Auriscalpium vulgare
Earpick Fungus Auriscalpium vulgare
Mycena pseudocorticola Mycena pseudocorticola
Mycena pseudocorticola Mycena pseudocorticola
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum
Birch Milkcap Lactarius tabidus
Birch Milkcap Lactarius tabidus
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Frosty Funnel Clitocybe phyllophila
Frosty Funnel Clitocybe phyllophila
Eutypa maura Eutypa maura
Eutypa maura Eutypa maura
Dendryphion comosum Dendryphion comosum
Dendryphion comosum Dendryphion comosum