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📷 Wikipedia · Perrett's Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.90923, -1.86938

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Starbucks on the go — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Starbucks on the go — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine, Cleavers +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine, Cleavers +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Allotments

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Red Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 549Cycling route

Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route151 m

Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route135 m

Named routeLength 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route228 m

Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route911 m

Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route83 m

Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

43,366 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

43,366 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Redwing +54

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

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Mammals5 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BeaverCastor fiber
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

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Plants25 species

winterspring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Snowdrop +20

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HazelCorylus avellana
HollyIlex aquifolium
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RamsonsAllium ursinum
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DaisyBellis perennis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

43,366 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Redwing +54

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BeaverCastor fiber
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🌿

Plants25 species

winterspring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Snowdrop +20

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HazelCorylus avellana
HollyIlex aquifolium
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RamsonsAllium ursinum
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DaisyBellis perennis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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