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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.95035, -1.96117
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Mole +15 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: ORANGERY, SCREEN WALL AND POTTING SHEDS APPROXIMATELY 200 METRES NORTH EAST OF HEATH HOUSE
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,977 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,977 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Magpie · Robin +8
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mole · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · 22-spot Ladybird · Face Fly · Batman Hoverfly +4
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 7-spot Ladybird
Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Daisy · Lesser Celandine +60
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,977 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Magpie · Robin +8
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mole · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · 22-spot Ladybird · Face Fly · Batman Hoverfly +4
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 7-spot Ladybird
Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Daisy · Lesser Celandine +60
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseLamb's-earStachys byzantinaLamb's-earStachys byzantinaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseKerriaKerria japonicaKerriaKerria japonicaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisAubretiaAubrieta deltoideaAubretiaAubrieta deltoideaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisEvents & activities nearby
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