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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
52.80554, -1.81890
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Wood Spurge, Herb-Paris +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Clover, Wood Spurge, Herb-Paris +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Wayward Sawfly, Tachina fera, Common Rose Fusehorn +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Wayward Sawfly, Tachina fera, Common Rose Fusehorn +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Bulrush +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Hoar Cross Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1802551
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Wildlife to spot
1,593 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,593 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Merlin · Pintail +30
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Merlin Falco columbarius Pintail Anas acuta Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Mole · Badger · Shrew +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea2024 Badger Meles meles2024 Shrew Soricidae Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Wayward Sawfly · Tachina fera · Common Rose Fusehorn · Welsh Chafer · Eristalis pertinax +5
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2024 Tachina fera Tachina fera2023 Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2024 White Clover · Wood Spurge · Herb-Paris · Brooklime · Field Forget-me-not +12
White Clover Trifolium repens2023 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024 Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023 Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,593 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Merlin · Pintail +30
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Merlin Falco columbarius Pintail Anas acuta Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Mole · Badger · Shrew +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea2024 Badger Meles meles2024 Shrew Soricidae Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Wayward Sawfly · Tachina fera · Common Rose Fusehorn · Welsh Chafer · Eristalis pertinax +5
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2024 Tachina fera Tachina fera2023 Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2024 White Clover · Wood Spurge · Herb-Paris · Brooklime · Field Forget-me-not +12
White Clover Trifolium repens2023 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024 Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023 Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus2024
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus2024
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2024
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2023
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2023
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2023
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2023
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2023
Pignut Conopodium majus2023
Pignut Conopodium majus2023
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2023
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2023
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2023
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2023
Bulrush Typha latifolia2023
Bulrush Typha latifolia2023
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2023
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2023
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2023
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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