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No.122 Military Convalescent Depot

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.96028, -2.20932

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
  • ✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Tufted Duck +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Tufted Duck +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Limnephilus decipiens, Chalcosyrphus nemorum · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Limnephilus decipiens, Chalcosyrphus nemorum · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Californian Poppy, Cornflower · last seen 2025; Plants — Californian Poppy, Cornflower · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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
Downs Banks Dog Walk, Downs BankWalking route3.2 km

Take a little exercise with your dog and enjoy the fresh air on this 1.5-mile (2.4km) route alongside the stream, or if you're both feeling energetic, add half a mile (0.8km) more and climb uphill for fantastic panoramic views. Suitable for rugged pushcha

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kidsgrove to Stoke RidgewayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 555Cycling route
Named routeRef 555National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route718 m
Named routeRef 5Length 718 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route760 m
Named routeRef 5Length 760 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 5Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 5Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Metal gates in Trentham Park

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Metal gates in Trentham Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lyme Valley ParkwayUrban park4.6 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Trentham GardensUrban park500 m→🌱Mount Pleasant Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→✦Trentham GardensHistoric site300 m→🌱Trentham ParkUrban park400 m→

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