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Reservoir Plantation

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Gadwall and Great Crested Grebe
🌿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

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Gadwall and Great Crested Grebe
🌿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 — Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Teal +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Teal +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Lowland fens priority habitat; Birds — Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Teal +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Primrose, Wood Anemone, Coltsfoot · last seen 2026; Plants — Primrose, Wood Anemone, Coltsfoot · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

159,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

159,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Redwing · Great Crested Grebe +59

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Wood Anemone · Primrose · Coltsfoot

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

159,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Redwing · Great Crested Grebe +59

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Wood Anemone · Primrose · Coltsfoot

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Belvide Reservoir plantation

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✦CHILLINGTONHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Mary and St Chad ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→🌱Bishops Wood ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Lower GreenUrban park4.4 km→✦White Ladies (St Leonard's) PrioryHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→

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