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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
⛳Golf 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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
⛳Golf 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Common Nettle, Cock's-foot +125 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Common Nettle, Cock's-foot +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Tipula lateralis +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Tipula lateralis +16 more · last seen 2025

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

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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

11,002 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,002 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Wren +74

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
NuthatchSitta europaea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoosanderMergus merganser

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Fallow Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects19 species

spring

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Tipula lateralis · 24-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +14

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis
Aplotarsus incanusAplotarsus incanus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Neolimnomyia batavaNeolimnomyia batava
Symplecta sticticaSymplecta stictica
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis

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Plants128 species

spring

2025

Cleavers · Hawthorn · Meadow Foxtail · Bittersweet · Red Campion +123

CleaversGalium aparine
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Red CampionSilene dioica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
IvyHedera helix
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
White CampionSilene latifolia
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Water MintMentha aquatica
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
HazelCorylus avellana
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common VetchVicia sativa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
White CloverTrifolium repens
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis
AshFraxinus excelsior
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Garden RadishRaphanus sativus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
ElderSambucus nigra
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Bitter-CressCardamine
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis
BurdockArctium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
PignutConopodium majus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
DaisyBellis perennis
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
BulrushTypha latifolia
Hungarian VetchVicia pannonica
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Fodder VetchVicia villosa
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Horned PondweedZannichellia palustris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Crimson CloverTrifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,002 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Wren +74

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
NuthatchSitta europaea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoosanderMergus merganser

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Fallow Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects19 species

spring

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Tipula lateralis · 24-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +14

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis
Aplotarsus incanusAplotarsus incanus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Neolimnomyia batavaNeolimnomyia batava
Symplecta sticticaSymplecta stictica
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis

🌿

Plants128 species

spring

2025

Cleavers · Hawthorn · Meadow Foxtail · Bittersweet · Red Campion +123

CleaversGalium aparine
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Red CampionSilene dioica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
IvyHedera helix
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
White CampionSilene latifolia
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Water MintMentha aquatica
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
HazelCorylus avellana
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common VetchVicia sativa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
White CloverTrifolium repens
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis
AshFraxinus excelsior
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Garden RadishRaphanus sativus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
ElderSambucus nigra
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Bitter-CressCardamine
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis
BurdockArctium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
PignutConopodium majus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
DaisyBellis perennis
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
BulrushTypha latifolia
Hungarian VetchVicia pannonica
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Fodder VetchVicia villosa
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Horned PondweedZannichellia palustris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Crimson CloverTrifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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