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1 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.64171, -1.82042

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🌿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

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Sycamore +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Sycamore +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +4 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Darter +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Darter +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
Lichfield Canal Heritage Towpath TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
McClean WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 54Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route228 m
Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route240 m
Named routeRef 54Length 240 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 54Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields to the east of the M6 Toll near Shenstone

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields to the east of the M6 Toll near Shenstone

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELDHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Darnford ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Remembrance GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Shortbutts ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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