Moated site and ancillary enclosure SW of Stafford Castle 2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
52.79142, -2.15345
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Moated site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ✦ 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
🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Rabbit +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Red Admiral +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Broad-leaved Dock, Dog's Mercury +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stafford 62 Walking route ▾
The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stafford 57 Walking route ▾
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 15 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 848 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 848 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 128 m ▾
Named route Length 128 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Farmland near Stafford Castle
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Wildlife to spot
13,544 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,544 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Emperor Dragonfly +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis Lords-and-Ladies · Common Nettle · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard +36
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,544 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Emperor Dragonfly +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis Lords-and-Ladies · Common Nettle · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard +36
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2024
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Tall Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum x hircinum = H. x inodorum2025
Tall Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum x hircinum = H. x inodorum2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2025
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025
Ashleaf Maple Acer negundo2024
Ashleaf Maple Acer negundo2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2024
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2024
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2024
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2024
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2024
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Crucifer Brassicaceae2024
Crucifer Brassicaceae2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024 