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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

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 — Blackbird, Golden Plover, Skylark +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Golden Plover, Skylark +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — White-faced Darter, Window Winged Sedge, Small White +358 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-faced Darter, Window Winged Sedge, Small White +358 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Heather, Bog-cotton, Round-leaved Sundew +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Bog-cotton, Round-leaved Sundew +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

autumn

2025

Red Kite · Yellow Wagtail · Wren · Skylark · Blue Tit +7

Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel +4

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
OtterLutra lutra
Fallow DeerDama dama

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects60 species

springsummer

2025

White-faced Darter · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis nemorum · Eristalis tenax +55

White-faced DarterLeucorrhinia dubia
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Large Pine-shoot BeetleTomicus piniperda
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024
Barley Flea BeetlePhyllotreta vittula2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2024
Pterostichus diligensPterostichus diligens2024
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2023
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Nephus redtenbacheriNephus redtenbacheri
Hylastes aterHylastes ater
Rhizophagus depressusRhizophagus depressus
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius
Xylechinus pilosusXylechinus pilosus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Window Winged SedgeHagenella clathrata2024
Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Empis trigrammaEmpis trigramma2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Psammoecus bipunctatusPsammoecus bipunctatus2024
Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024
Stilbus oblongusStilbus oblongus2024
Hypera melesHypera meles2024
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2024
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2024
Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Holly ScaleDynaspidiotus britanicus2024
Bradycellus ruficollisBradycellus ruficollis2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni2024
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2023
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023

🌿

Plants52 species

summer

2025

Fiddle Dock · Yellow-rattle · Round-leaved Sundew · Lords-and-Ladies · Creeping Bent +47

Fiddle DockRumex pulcher2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Brown SedgeCarex disticha2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024
Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2024
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

autumn

2025

Red Kite · Yellow Wagtail · Wren · Skylark · Blue Tit +7

Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel +4

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
OtterLutra lutra
Fallow DeerDama dama

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects60 species

springsummer

2025

White-faced Darter · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis nemorum · Eristalis tenax +55

White-faced DarterLeucorrhinia dubia
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Large Pine-shoot BeetleTomicus piniperda
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024
Barley Flea BeetlePhyllotreta vittula2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2024
Pterostichus diligensPterostichus diligens2024
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2023
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Nephus redtenbacheriNephus redtenbacheri
Hylastes aterHylastes ater
Rhizophagus depressusRhizophagus depressus
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius
Xylechinus pilosusXylechinus pilosus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Window Winged SedgeHagenella clathrata2024
Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Empis trigrammaEmpis trigramma2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Psammoecus bipunctatusPsammoecus bipunctatus2024
Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024
Stilbus oblongusStilbus oblongus2024
Hypera melesHypera meles2024
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2024
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2024
Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Holly ScaleDynaspidiotus britanicus2024
Bradycellus ruficollisBradycellus ruficollis2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni2024
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2023
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023

🌿

Plants52 species

summer

2025

Fiddle Dock · Yellow-rattle · Round-leaved Sundew · Lords-and-Ladies · Creeping Bent +47

Fiddle DockRumex pulcher2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Brown SedgeCarex disticha2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024
Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2024
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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