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St Cuthbert's Church

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.63949, -2.28396

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 81

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Monarch's Way

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

14,654 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,654 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +60

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwiftApus apus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mole · Brown Rat · Hedgehog

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects41 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Small White · Speckled Wood · 7-spot Ladybird · Green-veined White · Large White +36

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants117 species

autumn

2025

Creeping Bent · Green Field-speedwell · Norway Maple · White Campion · Cow Parsley +112

Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
White CampionSilene latifolia
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Curled DockRumex crispus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Field PansyViola arvensis
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
DaisyBellis perennis
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Common CouchElymus repens
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
HazelCorylus avellana
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DandelionTaraxacum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
White MelilotMelilotus albus
IvyHedera helix
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Erodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
White CloverTrifolium repens
CleaversGalium aparine
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BeechFagus sylvatica
Field MapleAcer campestre
Broad-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithiana
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
English ElmUlmus procera
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Italian AlderAlnus cordata
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Fat-henChenopodium album
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Turkish HazelCorylus colurna2024
Balm-of-GileadPopulus balsamifera x deltoides = P. x jackii2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,654 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +60

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwiftApus apus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mole · Brown Rat · Hedgehog

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects41 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Small White · Speckled Wood · 7-spot Ladybird · Green-veined White · Large White +36

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants117 species

autumn

2025

Creeping Bent · Green Field-speedwell · Norway Maple · White Campion · Cow Parsley +112

Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
White CampionSilene latifolia
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Curled DockRumex crispus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Field PansyViola arvensis
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
DaisyBellis perennis
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Common CouchElymus repens
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
HazelCorylus avellana
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DandelionTaraxacum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
White MelilotMelilotus albus
IvyHedera helix
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Erodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
White CloverTrifolium repens
CleaversGalium aparine
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BeechFagus sylvatica
Field MapleAcer campestre
Broad-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithiana
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
English ElmUlmus procera
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Italian AlderAlnus cordata
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Fat-henChenopodium album
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Turkish HazelCorylus colurna2024
Balm-of-GileadPopulus balsamifera x deltoides = P. x jackii2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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