Queen Elizabeth II Park 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.00997, -2.23258
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Robin, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Robin, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Cow Parsley, Butterbur +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Cow Parsley, Butterbur +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Green) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Newcastle-under-Lyme: Queen Elizabeth Park bowling green
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Wildlife to spot
52,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,398 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle +6
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Hazel · Common Knapweed · Common Restharrow · Tufted Hair-grass · Cow Parsley +55
Hazel Corylus avellana Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Restharrow Ononis repens Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Couch Elymus repens Common Sallow Salix cinerea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,398 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle +6
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Hazel · Common Knapweed · Common Restharrow · Tufted Hair-grass · Cow Parsley +55
Hazel Corylus avellana Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Restharrow Ononis repens Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Couch Elymus repens Common Sallow Salix cinerea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eurasian Serotine
Eurasian Serotine
Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Squirrel Sciurus2025
Squirrel Sciurus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
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