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Peartree Gorse

2 ha

📷 Mark Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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52.78424, -1.87375

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
🌿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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Sweet Violet · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

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

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summer

2025

Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Wren +41

Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024

🦌

Mammals11 species

spring

2026

Harvest Mouse · Red Fox · Field Vole · Rabbit · Mole +6

Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
BadgerMeles meles
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2024

Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Common Darter · Large White +7

Green-veined WhitePieris napi
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CommaPolygonia c-album

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet

Sweet VioletViola odorata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summer

2025

Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Wren +41

Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024

🦌

Mammals11 species

spring

2026

Harvest Mouse · Red Fox · Field Vole · Rabbit · Mole +6

Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
BadgerMeles meles
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2024

Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Common Darter · Large White +7

Green-veined WhitePieris napi
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CommaPolygonia c-album

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet

Sweet VioletViola odorata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mark Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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