Memorial Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
52.98216, -1.98535
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Cow Parsley +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Cow Parsley +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Scaeva pyrastri +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Scaeva pyrastri +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Spotted Dead-nettle +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,067 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Goldfinch +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Polecat
Stenophylax permistus · Alder Disc-miner · Green Shieldbug · Athripsodes albifrons · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 14-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley · Hogweed · Spotted Dead-nettle +15
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,067 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Goldfinch +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Polecat
Stenophylax permistus · Alder Disc-miner · Green Shieldbug · Athripsodes albifrons · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 14-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley · Hogweed · Spotted Dead-nettle +15
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Holly
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 