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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.01230, -2.22463
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Common Knapweed, Cow Parsley +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hazel, Common Knapweed, Cow Parsley +41 more · last seen 2025
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 112 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
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Wildlife to spot
45,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,065 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +7
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Hazel · Common Knapweed · Cow Parsley · Common Couch · Common Sallow +39
Hazel Corylus avellana Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Couch Elymus repens Common Sallow Salix cinerea Red Fescue Festuca rubra Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,065 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +7
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Hazel · Common Knapweed · Cow Parsley · Common Couch · Common Sallow +39
Hazel Corylus avellana Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Couch Elymus repens Common Sallow Salix cinerea Red Fescue Festuca rubra Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
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
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
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
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
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
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
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
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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