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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.86750, -1.93331
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Mole, Brown Hare, Badger +12 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large Yellow Underwing, Clouded Border +176 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Dead-nettle, Ground-ivy +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route911 m▾
Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route112 m▾
Named routeLength 112 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route375 m▾
Named routeLength 375 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
7,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,146 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Chaffinch +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit +5
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Corizus hyoscyami · 2-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Volucella pellucens · Swollen-thighed Beetle +2
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
- Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Common Mouse-ear · Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Yarrow +47
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,146 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Chaffinch +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit +5
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Corizus hyoscyami · 2-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Volucella pellucens · Swollen-thighed Beetle +2
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
- Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Common Mouse-ear · Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Yarrow +47
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lutra lutra
Lutra lutra
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusFeral CatFelis catus2024Feral CatFelis catus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Perennial Rye-grass
Perennial Rye-grass
Lolium perenne2025
Lolium perenne2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2025Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2025Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025BullacePrunus domestica subsp. insititia2025BullacePrunus domestica subsp. insititia2025Least DuckweedLemna minuta2025Least DuckweedLemna minuta2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2025Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2025Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025