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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Whites at Oakedge — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Whites at Oakedge — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Jackdaw +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Jackdaw +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Pine Ladybird +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Pine Ladybird +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Yarrow, Germander Speedwell +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Elder, Yarrow, Germander Speedwell +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Common Sorrel +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

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

E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Follow the DogMountain bike route

Named routeRef Follow the DogRound tripLocal cycle route

Fair Oak Pools TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

South Streetbridleway · 740 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 740 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

23,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Robin · Canada Goose · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Moorhen +52

RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Beaver · Fallow Deer · Mole · Otter

BeaverCastor fiber
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects11 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Heather Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Eristalis tenax +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Foxglove · Heather · Common Sorrel · Himalayan Balsam +8

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Robin · Canada Goose · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Moorhen +52

RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Beaver · Fallow Deer · Mole · Otter

BeaverCastor fiber
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects11 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Heather Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Eristalis tenax +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Foxglove · Heather · Common Sorrel · Himalayan Balsam +8

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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