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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
52.74987, -1.92303
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Woodlark ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 131m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Woodlark ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 131m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hobby, Woodlark, Jack Snipe +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Brown Hare +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Common Nettle, Butterfly-bush +22 more · last seen 2026
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 Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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
The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,816 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodlark · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Canada Goose +32
Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Otter · Polecat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare +1
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Otter Lutra lutra Polecat Mustela putorius2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Batman Hoverfly +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 🌿 Plants 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Garlic Mustard · Butterfly-bush · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle +36
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Germander Speedwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodlark · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Canada Goose +32
Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Otter · Polecat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare +1
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Otter Lutra lutra Polecat Mustela putorius2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Batman Hoverfly +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 🌿 Plants 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Garlic Mustard · Butterfly-bush · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle +36
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Germander Speedwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Veronica chamaedrys2025
Veronica chamaedrys2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Bramble Rubus2025
Bramble Rubus2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025 