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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stafford Getting here
52.77302, -1.96784
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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Mallard, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Hogweed +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Green Dock Beetle +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Green Dock Beetle +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Germander Speedwell, Garlic Mustard +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, Germander Speedwell, Garlic Mustard +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Great Haywood Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Follow the Dog Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Follow the Dog Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Fair Oak Pools Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Chapel Hill and Long Covert, Rugeley
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Wildlife to spot
13,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,442 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Kingfisher · Canada Goose · Robin · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +43
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Beaver · Hedgehog · Otter · Mole
Beaver Castor fiber Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Heather Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Eristalis tenax +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Common Sorrel · Yarrow · Lesser Celandine · Butterbur · Common Nettle +10
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterbur Petasites hybridus Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Meadowsweet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,442 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Kingfisher · Canada Goose · Robin · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +43
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Beaver · Hedgehog · Otter · Mole
Beaver Castor fiber Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Heather Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Eristalis tenax +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Common Sorrel · Yarrow · Lesser Celandine · Butterbur · Common Nettle +10
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterbur Petasites hybridus Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Meadowsweet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus2025
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula ulmaria
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Broad-leaved Bamboo Sasa palmata
Broad-leaved Bamboo Sasa palmata
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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