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Pillaton Old Hall

1 ha

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52.71398, -2.08580

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
🌿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

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
🌿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 — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +106 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Hornbeam, Fennel, Daisy +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hornbeam, Fennel, Daisy +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

4,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Mallard · Wheatear +47

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2023
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Little StintCalidris minuta2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Mole · Brown Rat · Hedgehog

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly · Field Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Banded Demoiselle +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Tartarian Honeysuckle · Hornbeam · Fennel · Daisy · Cowslip +6

Tartarian HoneysuckleLonicera tatarica
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
DaisyBellis perennis
CowslipPrimula veris
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Mallard · Wheatear +47

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2023
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Little StintCalidris minuta2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Mole · Brown Rat · Hedgehog

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly · Field Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Banded Demoiselle +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Tartarian Honeysuckle · Hornbeam · Fennel · Daisy · Cowslip +6

Tartarian HoneysuckleLonicera tatarica
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
DaisyBellis perennis
CowslipPrimula veris
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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