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Honey Pots

3 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.74068, -2.11293

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Skylark, Swallow, Greenfinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Swallow, Greenfinch +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Common Hemp-nettle +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Common Hemp-nettle +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Hemp-nettle, White Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Greenfinch · Green Sandpiper · Chaffinch · Yellow Wagtail · Redstart +29

GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwiftApus apus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

summer

2026

Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Brown Rat +5

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
BatChiroptera2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
SquirrelSciurus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Elaphrus riparius · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug +9

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Hairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants72 species

springsummer

2025

Cleavers · Common Nettle · Foxglove · Dandelion · Garlic Mustard +67

CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
DandelionTaraxacum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DaisyBellis perennis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
CloverTrifolium
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Indet. BellflowerCampanula
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
White Dead-nettleLamium album
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
IvyHedera helix
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
PinePinus
ButtercupRanunculus
HollyIlex aquifolium
OakQuercus
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus
PoppyPapaver
LavenderLavandula
ThistleCirsium
YewTaxus baccata
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
LindenTilia
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Field MapleAcer campestre
CowslipPrimula veris
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
daffodilsNarcissus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Greenfinch · Green Sandpiper · Chaffinch · Yellow Wagtail · Redstart +29

GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwiftApus apus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

summer

2026

Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Brown Rat +5

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
BatChiroptera2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
SquirrelSciurus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Elaphrus riparius · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug +9

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Hairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants72 species

springsummer

2025

Cleavers · Common Nettle · Foxglove · Dandelion · Garlic Mustard +67

CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
DandelionTaraxacum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DaisyBellis perennis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
CloverTrifolium
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Indet. BellflowerCampanula
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
White Dead-nettleLamium album
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
IvyHedera helix
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
PinePinus
ButtercupRanunculus
HollyIlex aquifolium
OakQuercus
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus
PoppyPapaver
LavenderLavandula
ThistleCirsium
YewTaxus baccata
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
LindenTilia
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Field MapleAcer campestre
CowslipPrimula veris
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
daffodilsNarcissus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger May · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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