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Moated site 60m north-east of Little Onn Hall

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📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.73809, -2.23796

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Peregrine
✦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

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Peregrine
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Hobby +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Hobby +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Poecilus cupreus, Marsh Click Beetle +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Poecilus cupreus, Marsh Click Beetle +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route103 m

Named routeRef 55Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route825 m

Named routeRef 55Length 825 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 55Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 55Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3 km

Named routeRef 55Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

22,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds106 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Little Ringed Plover · Peregrine · Hobby · Red Kite · Goshawk +101

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GoshawkAstur gentilis
GarganeySpatula querquedula
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
TealAnas crecca
PochardAythya ferina
MagpiePica pica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis
PintailAnas acuta
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoosanderMergus merganser
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunlinCalidris alpina
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti

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Mammals3 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Red Fox

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Bembidion tetracolum · 7-spot Ladybird · Poecilus cupreus · Marsh Click Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +2

Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus
Marsh Click BeetleActenicerus sjaelandicus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Nebria salinaNebria salina
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds106 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Little Ringed Plover · Peregrine · Hobby · Red Kite · Goshawk +101

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GoshawkAstur gentilis
GarganeySpatula querquedula
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
TealAnas crecca
PochardAythya ferina
MagpiePica pica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis
PintailAnas acuta
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoosanderMergus merganser
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunlinCalidris alpina
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Red Fox

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Bembidion tetracolum · 7-spot Ladybird · Poecilus cupreus · Marsh Click Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +2

Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus
Marsh Click BeetleActenicerus sjaelandicus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Nebria salinaNebria salina
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪St Editha's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Mary's and All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Alley's Lane moated siteHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Webb StoneHistoric site4.5 km→✦St Edith's WellHistoric site1 km→

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