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Places › England › West Midlands › East Staffordshire Getting here
52.80001, -1.72354
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Lesser Stag Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Lesser Stag Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Sweet Violet, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Green Alkanet +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Green Alkanet +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 379 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 379 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 133 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 133 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Temporary Diversion Cycling route 464 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 464 m National Cycle Network On-road
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 312 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 312 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,660 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,660 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Little Egret · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Mole · Rabbit · Field Vole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +5
Mole Talpa europaea2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Badger Meles meles2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · 16-spot Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Broad-bodied Chaser · Hill Cuckoo Bee +25
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2023 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023 Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Garlic Mustard · Greater Stitchwort · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Green Alkanet +11
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022 Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2022 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,660 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Little Egret · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Mole · Rabbit · Field Vole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +5
Mole Talpa europaea2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Badger Meles meles2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · 16-spot Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Broad-bodied Chaser · Hill Cuckoo Bee +25
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2023 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023 Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Garlic Mustard · Greater Stitchwort · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Green Alkanet +11
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022 Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2022 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 2023
2023
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Protapion Protapion
Protapion Protapion
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2023
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2023
Anthomyia Anthomyia2023
Anthomyia Anthomyia2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2023
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2023
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2023
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus2022
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus2022
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2022
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2022
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2021
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2021
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2021
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2021
Bembidion obtusum Bembidion obtusum2021
Bembidion obtusum Bembidion obtusum2021
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros2021
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros2021
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2021
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2021
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2021
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2021
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2021
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2021
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2021
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2021 Norway Maple
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides2025
Acer platanoides2025
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2024
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2022
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2022
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2022
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2022
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2022
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2022
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2022 