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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
53.01142, -2.20361
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Community Car Park 42m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Community Car Park 42m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Cow Parsley, Butterbur +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Cow Parsley, Butterbur +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Flowering Currant, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km 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 111 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 Hartshill Park Local Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
59,533 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,533 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Robin · Magpie · Collared Dove · Blue Tit +35
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Avens · Spear Thistle · Cherry Plum · Flowering Currant · Holly +10
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Holly Ilex aquifolium Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Cleavers Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,533 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Robin · Magpie · Collared Dove · Blue Tit +35
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Avens · Spear Thistle · Cherry Plum · Flowering Currant · Holly +10
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Holly Ilex aquifolium Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Cleavers Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otter
Otter
Lutra lutra
Lutra lutra
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025 Galium aparine
Galium aparine
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum2025
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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