Hazwelwalls Play area
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.89224, -1.87104
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Herb-Robert, Red Dead-nettle +113 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Timber Lanepublic footpath · 739 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 739 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
West Hillpublic footpath · 55 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mPath type: service
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route151 m▾
Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route135 m▾
Named routeLength 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route228 m▾
Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route911 m▾
Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route83 m▾
Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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The entrance to the Area Highway Depot, Uttoxeter
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,498 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,498 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Polecat · Red Fox +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Orange Ladybird · Stable Fly +8
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
🌿Plants68 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Broad-leaved Dock · Brooklime · Greater Plantain +63
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,498 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Polecat · Red Fox +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Orange Ladybird · Stable Fly +8
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
🌿Plants68 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Broad-leaved Dock · Brooklime · Greater Plantain +63
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
2025
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