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52.94756, -2.25423
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cartodere nodifer, Ptenidium pusillum, Cartodere bifasciata +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cartodere nodifer, Ptenidium pusillum, Cartodere bifasciata +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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 Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Blue) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Red) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Common Lane public footpath · 1.6 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.6 km Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map Common Lane public footpath · 301 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 301 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 69 m ▾
Named route Length 69 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 659 m ▾
Named route Length 659 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 109 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 109 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Photos Stile onto Nursery Common
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Wildlife to spot
5,628 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,628 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Badger · Mole · Fallow Deer
Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Agriotes obscurus · Parethelcus pollinarius · Agonum muelleri · Cartodere nodifer · Ptenidium pusillum +29
Agriotes obscurus Agriotes obscurus Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata Anchomenus dorsalis Lungwort
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,628 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Badger · Mole · Fallow Deer
Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Agriotes obscurus · Parethelcus pollinarius · Agonum muelleri · Cartodere nodifer · Ptenidium pusillum +29
Agriotes obscurus Agriotes obscurus Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata Anchomenus dorsalis Lungwort
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anchomenus dorsalis
Anchomenus dorsalis
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum
Rhinoncus pericarpius Rhinoncus pericarpius
Rhinoncus pericarpius Rhinoncus pericarpius
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Clivina fossor Clivina fossor
Clivina fossor Clivina fossor
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni
Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni
Hypnoidus riparius Hypnoidus riparius
Hypnoidus riparius Hypnoidus riparius
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Pterostichus minor Pterostichus minor
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Leiosoma deflexum Leiosoma deflexum
Leiosoma deflexum Leiosoma deflexum
Psammoporus insularis Psammoporus insularis
Psammoporus insularis Psammoporus insularis
Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis
Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Calathus melanocephalus Calathus melanocephalus
Calathus melanocephalus Calathus melanocephalus
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Harpalus latus Harpalus latus
Harpalus latus Harpalus latus
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa
Atomaria nigrirostris Atomaria nigrirostris
Atomaria nigrirostris Atomaria nigrirostris
Clambus armadillo Clambus armadillo
Clambus armadillo Clambus armadillo
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros 