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Monkeybridge Plantation

2 ha

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52.60590, -2.29865

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Cleavers, Ground-ivy +96 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Cleavers, Ground-ivy +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, Anchomenus dorsalis, Roesel's Bush-cricket +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, Anchomenus dorsalis, Roesel's Bush-cricket +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 81Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,755 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,755 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +76

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CuckooCuculus canorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
NuthatchSitta europaea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TealAnas crecca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GoosanderMergus merganser
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Fallow Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2025

24-spot Ladybird · Anchomenus dorsalis · Aplotarsus incanus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Large Red Damselfly +8

24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis
Aplotarsus incanusAplotarsus incanus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis

🌿

Plants99 species

spring

2025

Cleavers · Ground-ivy · Hawthorn · Bittersweet · Meadow Foxtail +94

CleaversGalium aparine
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Water MintMentha aquatica
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HazelCorylus avellana
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
AshFraxinus excelsior
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Garden RadishRaphanus sativus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
ElderSambucus nigra
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
White CampionSilene latifolia
Bitter-CressCardamine
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis
BurdockArctium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
PignutConopodium majus
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
IvyHedera helix
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
BulrushTypha latifolia
Hungarian VetchVicia pannonica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Fodder VetchVicia villosa
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Common VetchVicia sativa
Horned PondweedZannichellia palustris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Crimson CloverTrifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,755 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +76

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CuckooCuculus canorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
NuthatchSitta europaea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TealAnas crecca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GoosanderMergus merganser
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Fallow Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2025

24-spot Ladybird · Anchomenus dorsalis · Aplotarsus incanus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Large Red Damselfly +8

24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis
Aplotarsus incanusAplotarsus incanus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis

🌿

Plants99 species

spring

2025

Cleavers · Ground-ivy · Hawthorn · Bittersweet · Meadow Foxtail +94

CleaversGalium aparine
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Water MintMentha aquatica
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HazelCorylus avellana
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
AshFraxinus excelsior
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Garden RadishRaphanus sativus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
ElderSambucus nigra
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
White CampionSilene latifolia
Bitter-CressCardamine
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis
BurdockArctium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
PignutConopodium majus
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
IvyHedera helix
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
BulrushTypha latifolia
Hungarian VetchVicia pannonica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Fodder VetchVicia villosa
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Common VetchVicia sativa
Horned PondweedZannichellia palustris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Crimson CloverTrifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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