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Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
52.97356, -2.15404
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Downs Banks Dog Walk, Downs Bank Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Take a little exercise with your dog and enjoy the fresh air on this 1.5-mile (2.4km) route alongside the stream, or if you're both feeling energetic, add half a mile (0.8km) more and climb uphill for fantastic panoramic views. Suitable for rugged pushcha
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 181 m ▾
Named route Ref 555 Length 181 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Enstone Close bridleway · 28 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 28 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
7,609 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,609 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Swift · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Greater Bulb-Fly +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Cow Parsley · Lesser Celandine · Hazel · Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore +18
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hazel Corylus avellana Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Common Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,609 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Swift · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Greater Bulb-Fly +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Cow Parsley · Lesser Celandine · Hazel · Winter Aconite · Stinking Hellebore +18
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hazel Corylus avellana Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Common Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025 Urtica dioica2025
Urtica dioica2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hedge Barberry Berberis darwinii x empetrifolia = B. x stenophylla2025
Hedge Barberry Berberis darwinii x empetrifolia = B. x stenophylla2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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