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Lakeside Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.90399, -1.82952

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
🍄Mushroom 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

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
🍄Mushroom 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

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Mammals — Rabbit, Beaver, Hedgehog +16 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Myriolecis albescens, Buellia aethalea +60 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +41 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Capillary Thread-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

Exploring Sudbury - Village Trail, Sudbury HallWalking route2 km

The main trail covers a mix of terrain including cobbles, uneven surfaces and depending on the weather parts may be muddy. Through Sudbury village, the trail follows roads, some have pavements while others do not.

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 549Cycling route

Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route151 m

Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route135 m

Named routeLength 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route228 m

Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route911 m

Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route83 m

Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

2,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Swift · Mallard · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +49

SwiftApus apus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little OwlAthene noctua
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023

🦌

Mammals14 species

springautumn

2026

Beaver · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +9

BeaverCastor fiber
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Grey Squirrel

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2023

Banded Demoiselle

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens

🌿

Plants16 species

springautumn

2025

White Dead-nettle · Dogwood · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Cleavers · Ground-ivy +11

White Dead-nettleLamium album
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
CleaversGalium aparine
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Swift · Mallard · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +49

SwiftApus apus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little OwlAthene noctua
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023

🦌

Mammals14 species

springautumn

2026

Beaver · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +9

BeaverCastor fiber
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Grey Squirrel

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2023

Banded Demoiselle

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens

🌿

Plants16 species

springautumn

2025

White Dead-nettle · Dogwood · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Cleavers · Ground-ivy +11

White Dead-nettleLamium album
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
CleaversGalium aparine
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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