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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.00046, -1.92358
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Beech, Hogweed +11 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Booth's Wood Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
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 Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Churnet Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 13.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Holy Trinity Church, Oakamoor, Staffordshire
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Wildlife to spot
21,823 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,823 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Tit Poecile montanus Coot Fulica atra Goosander Mergus merganser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger +10
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Lords-and-Ladies +7
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,823 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Tit Poecile montanus Coot Fulica atra Goosander Mergus merganser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger +10
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Lords-and-Ladies +7
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
Dog Canis2025
Dog Canis2025
Shrew Soricidae2025
Shrew Soricidae2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Feral Cat Felis catus2025
Feral Cat Felis catus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025 Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025