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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
53.00270, -2.20640
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 ☀️ 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· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Butterbur +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Butterbur +41 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 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 104 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 Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 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 Photos Junction of Oliver Road and Lodge Road
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Wildlife to spot
47,415 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,415 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +38
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Otter · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Butterfly-bush · Cleavers · Broad-leaved Dock · Hawthorn +8
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Cleavers Galium aparine Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Holly Ilex aquifolium Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,415 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +38
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Otter · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Butterfly-bush · Cleavers · Broad-leaved Dock · Hawthorn +8
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Cleavers Galium aparine Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Holly Ilex aquifolium Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedera helix
Hedera helix
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum2025
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2025
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Arum italicum subsp. neglectum2025
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Arum italicum subsp. neglectum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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