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Sandon Hall

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📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.85578, -2.06574

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Alder Leaf Beetle, Dock Bug +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Alder Leaf Beetle, Dock Bug +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Marsh Woundwort, Gypsywort +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Marsh Woundwort, Gypsywort +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route848 m

Named routeRef 5Length 848 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route561 m

Named routeRef 5Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route373 m

Named routeRef 5Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route62 m

Named routeRef 5Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springwinter

2026

Red Kite · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +70

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwiftApus apus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
CootFulica atra
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals16 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle +11

MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
PolecatMustela putorius2024
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
MustelidaeMustelidae2024
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dock Bug · Ant Beetle · Acericerus ribauti +17

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2022
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti
Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2023
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019

🌿

Plants11 species

springsummer

2026

Oxeye Daisy · Marsh Woundwort · Gypsywort · Purple-loosestrife · Field Bindweed +6

Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springwinter

2026

Red Kite · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +70

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwiftApus apus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
CootFulica atra
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals16 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle +11

MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
PolecatMustela putorius2024
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
MustelidaeMustelidae2024
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dock Bug · Ant Beetle · Acericerus ribauti +17

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2022
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti
Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2023
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019

🌿

Plants11 species

springsummer

2026

Oxeye Daisy · Marsh Woundwort · Gypsywort · Purple-loosestrife · Field Bindweed +6

Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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