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St Chad's Church

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🐕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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Oregon-grape · last seen 2025; Plants — Oregon-grape · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

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

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 81Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +49

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
TealAnas crecca
RavenCorvus corax
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

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Insects13 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +8

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus

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Plants10 species

summer

2025

Trailing Bellflower · Common Mouse-ear · Fat-hen · Tufted Vetch · Black Horehound +5

Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Fat-henChenopodium album
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Curled DockRumex crispus
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis
Common NettleUrtica dioica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +49

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
TealAnas crecca
RavenCorvus corax
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🐝

Insects13 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +8

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Trailing Bellflower · Common Mouse-ear · Fat-hen · Tufted Vetch · Black Horehound +5

Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Fat-henChenopodium album
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Curled DockRumex crispus
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis
Common NettleUrtica dioica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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