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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › West Midlands › Stafford Getting here
52.77497, -1.98922
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Hogweed, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Green Dock Beetle +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Green Dock Beetle +95 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Common Sorrel, Hogweed +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Common Sorrel, Hogweed +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Great Haywood Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Follow the Dog Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Follow the Dog Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Fair Oak Pools Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
South Street bridleway · 2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2 km Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map South Street bridleway · 740 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 740 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Heading down Oakedge Park towards Abraham's Valley
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23,049 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,049 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Canada Goose · Kingfisher · Mute Swan · Mallard +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Mole · Harvest Mouse · Otter
Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Otter Lutra lutra 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Heather Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Yarrow · Common Sorrel · Lesser Celandine · Sheep's Sorrel · Common Nettle +7
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,049 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Canada Goose · Kingfisher · Mute Swan · Mallard +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Mole · Harvest Mouse · Otter
Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Otter Lutra lutra 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Heather Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Yarrow · Common Sorrel · Lesser Celandine · Sheep's Sorrel · Common Nettle +7
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus2025
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Heather
Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii
Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii
Broad-leaved Bamboo Sasa palmata
Broad-leaved Bamboo Sasa palmata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis 