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SANDON PARK

233 ha

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Dogs welcome233 ha

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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Dock Bug, Acericerus ribauti +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Oxeye Daisy, Marsh Woundwort +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Oxeye Daisy, Marsh Woundwort +7 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

25 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

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