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Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.00969, -2.26325
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Moorhen 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Moorhen 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Volucella pellucens +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Volucella pellucens +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Alder, Common Nettle +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Alder, Common Nettle +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Rowan +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 5 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 Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Green) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 43 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 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 551 Length 29 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Silverdale: wood south of village
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Wildlife to spot
37,911 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,911 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Harvest Mouse · Field Vole · Rabbit +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Stoat Mustela erminea Badger Meles meles 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Cherry Plum · Coltsfoot · Ash · Wood Avens +1
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,911 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Harvest Mouse · Field Vole · Rabbit +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Stoat Mustela erminea Badger Meles meles 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Cherry Plum · Coltsfoot · Ash · Wood Avens +1
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Mouse Mus
Mouse Mus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 2025
2025
