Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.80502, -1.69329
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Tawny Owl
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Tawny Owl
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Lesser Redpoll +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Lesser Redpoll +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route96 m▾
Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route144 m▾
Named routeLength 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,760 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Green Woodpecker · Lesser Redpoll · Redwing · Bullfinch +36
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants12 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wild Teasel · Bristly Oxtongue · White Dead-nettle · Weigelia · Corn Marigold +7
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- WeigeliaWeigela florida
- Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,760 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Green Woodpecker · Lesser Redpoll · Redwing · Bullfinch +36
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants12 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wild Teasel · Bristly Oxtongue · White Dead-nettle · Weigelia · Corn Marigold +7
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- WeigeliaWeigela florida
- Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
