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Old Park

7 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.60672, -2.29222

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ 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

🐦80+ 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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

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

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Meadow Foxtail, Common Nettle +89 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Meadow Foxtail, Common Nettle +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good 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

11,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Jay +51

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
CootFulica atra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Jay +51

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
CootFulica atra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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