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Getting here
52.77837, -2.20171
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Lapwing
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Red Lion Farm Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Lapwing
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Red Lion Farm Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Lapwing, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Lapwing, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Green-veined White +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Marsh-marigold, Alder +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stafford 62Walking route▾
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Stafford 57Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,254 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,254 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lapwing · Pied Wagtail · Shelduck · Woodpigeon · Curlew +29
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- CootFulica atra2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2021
- Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2021
- GadwallMareca strepera2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2022
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis pertinax · Common Blue Damselfly +15
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Marsh-marigold · Primrose · Alder · Cow Parsley · Daisy +52
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Meadow ThistleCirsium dissectum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,254 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lapwing · Pied Wagtail · Shelduck · Woodpigeon · Curlew +29
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- CootFulica atra2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2021
- Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2021
- GadwallMareca strepera2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2022
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis pertinax · Common Blue Damselfly +15
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Marsh-marigold · Primrose · Alder · Cow Parsley · Daisy +52
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Meadow ThistleCirsium dissectum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2022Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2022Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2022Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2022Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2022Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2023Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2022Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2022BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022Water MintMentha aquatica2022Water MintMentha aquatica2022Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2022Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2022Marsh VioletViola palustris2022Marsh VioletViola palustris2022Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2022Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2022Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2022Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2022Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2022Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2022Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2021Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2021