St Francis of Sales Roman Catholic Church
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.78423, -1.79146
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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
- 📍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 — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +175 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +175 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: National Forest Way
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Timothy, Hyacinthoides +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Timothy, Hyacinthoides +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route391 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 391 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route964 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Merlin +20
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- PintailAnas acuta
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RuffCalidris pugnax2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
🦌Mammals10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Muntjac · Fallow Deer +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Tachina fera · Ulomyia fuliginosa · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer · Small Fleck-winged Snipefly +7
- Tachina feraTachina fera2023
- Ulomyia fuliginosaUlomyia fuliginosa
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Timothy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Merlin +20
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- PintailAnas acuta
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RuffCalidris pugnax2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
🦌Mammals10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Muntjac · Fallow Deer +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Tachina fera · Ulomyia fuliginosa · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer · Small Fleck-winged Snipefly +7
- Tachina feraTachina fera2023
- Ulomyia fuliginosaUlomyia fuliginosa
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Timothy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2024Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023