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Getting here
52.93822, -1.80089
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pincushion, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Variable-leaved Crestwort +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +10 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Pearl Bankpublic footpath · 80 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: residential
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route151 m▾
Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route135 m▾
Named routeLength 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route228 m▾
Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St Giles Church, Marston Montgomery
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Wildlife to spot
831 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
831 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Yellowhammer · Emperor Goose · Swift · Linnet
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Emperor GooseAnser canagicus2024
- SwiftApus apus2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
Beaver · Otter · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit +1
- BeaverCastor fiber
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
Small White · Tree Bumblebee · Peacock · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +1
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Common Pottia · Variable-leaved Crestwort · Wall Screw-moss · Silver-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +69
- Common PottiaTortula truncata2016
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2016
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2016
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2016
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2016
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
831 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Yellowhammer · Emperor Goose · Swift · Linnet
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Emperor GooseAnser canagicus2024
- SwiftApus apus2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
Beaver · Otter · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit +1
- BeaverCastor fiber
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
Small White · Tree Bumblebee · Peacock · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +1
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Common Pottia · Variable-leaved Crestwort · Wall Screw-moss · Silver-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +69
- Common PottiaTortula truncata2016
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2016
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2016
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2016
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2016
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cryphaea heteromalla2016
Cryphaea heteromalla2016
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2016Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2016Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2016Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2016Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2016Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2016Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2016Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2016Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2016Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2016Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2016Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2016Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2016Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2016Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2016Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2016Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2016Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2016BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2016Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2016Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2016Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2016Raspberry BryumBryum klinggraeffii2016Raspberry BryumBryum klinggraeffii2016Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2016Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2016Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2016Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2016Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2016Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2016Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2016Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2016Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2016Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2016Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2016Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2016Ephemerum serratumEphemerum serratum2016Ephemerum serratumEphemerum serratum2016Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2016Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2016Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2016Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2016Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2016Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2016Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2016Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2016Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2016Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2016Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2016Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2016Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2016Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2016Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2016Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2016Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2016Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2016Slender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellum2016Slender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellum2016Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2016Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2016Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2016Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2016Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2016Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2016Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2016Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2016Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2016Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2016Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2016Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2016Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2016Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2016Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2016Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2016Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2016Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2016Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2016Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2016Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2016Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2016Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2016Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2016Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2016Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2016Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2016Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2016Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesKidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2019Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2019Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2016Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2016Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2016Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2016British FeatherwortPlagiochila britannica2016British FeatherwortPlagiochila britannica2016Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2016Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2016Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2016Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2016Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2016Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans2016Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans2016Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016Ulota intermediaUlota intermedia2016Ulota intermediaUlota intermedia2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2016Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2016Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2016Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2016Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2016Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2016Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2016Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2016Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2016Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2016Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2016Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2016Pill BryumBryum violaceum2016Pill BryumBryum violaceum2016RedshankCeratodon purpureus2016RedshankCeratodon purpureus2016Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2016Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2016