Lord nelsons industrial estate
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Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
53.02212, -2.16710
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Hart's-Tongue +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Hart's-Tongue +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Bulrush +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 126 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 Derelict industrial buildings on the Caldon Canal, Hanley
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Wildlife to spot
25,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,309 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Mute Swan +39
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Otter · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Spear Thistle · Hart's-Tongue · Broad-leaved Dock · Holly +9
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Holly Ilex aquifolium Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,309 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Mute Swan +39
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Otter · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Spear Thistle · Hart's-Tongue · Broad-leaved Dock · Holly +9
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Holly Ilex aquifolium Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera
Impatiens glandulifera
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 