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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Stafford Getting here
52.88704, -2.25760
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis arbustorum, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis tenax +81 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Eristalis arbustorum, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis tenax +81 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Smooth Sow-thistle, Grey Alder +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Alkanet, Smooth Sow-thistle, Grey Alder +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Walnut, Beech, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Blue) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos St Chad's Church at Slindon
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Wildlife to spot
995 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 995 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Tit +36
Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 🦌 Mammals 12 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Field Vole +7
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Brown Hare Malachite Beetle · Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata · Cercopis vulnerata · Azure Damselfly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +2
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Alkanet · Smooth Sow-thistle
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 995 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Tit +36
Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 🦌 Mammals 12 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Field Vole +7
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Brown Hare Malachite Beetle · Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata · Cercopis vulnerata · Azure Damselfly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +2
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Alkanet · Smooth Sow-thistle
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2023
Lepus europaeus2023
Polecat Mustela putorius2021
Polecat Mustela putorius2021
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024
Badger Meles meles2023
Badger Meles meles2023
Shrew Soricidae2023
Shrew Soricidae2023
Mustelidae Mustelidae2020
Mustelidae Mustelidae2020 Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculata2022
