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Getting here
52.78182, -2.20051
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chiffchaff
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Red Lion Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chiffchaff
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Red Lion Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Comma +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: Church of St Giles; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Marsh-marigold, Alder +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stafford 62Walking route▾
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Stafford 57Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Ordnance Survey bolt on St Giles Church
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Wildlife to spot
633 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Little Egret · Pied Wagtail · Whitethroat +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger +4
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- BadgerMeles meles2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2022
- Common ToadBufo bufo2020
Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Mesembrina meridiana · Common Darter +16
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
🌿Plants69 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marsh-marigold · Primrose · Alder · Cow Parsley · Marsh Thistle +64
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Meadow Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Little Egret · Pied Wagtail · Whitethroat +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger +4
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- BadgerMeles meles2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2022
- Common ToadBufo bufo2020
Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Mesembrina meridiana · Common Darter +16
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
🌿Plants69 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marsh-marigold · Primrose · Alder · Cow Parsley · Marsh Thistle +64
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Meadow Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus2021
Lepus europaeus2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020Slender Ground-hopper
Slender Ground-hopper
Tetrix subulata
Tetrix subulata
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorTiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2022Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2022Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2022Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2022Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2021Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2021Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2021Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2021Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2021Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2021Cirsium dissectum2024
Cirsium dissectum2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Water MintMentha aquatica2022Water MintMentha aquatica2022Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2022Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2022Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2022Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2022Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2022Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2022Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022Slender Spike-rushEleocharis uniglumis2020Slender Spike-rushEleocharis uniglumis2020HogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2023Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2023Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2022Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2022Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2022Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2022BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2022Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2022Marsh VioletViola palustris2022Marsh VioletViola palustris2022Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2022Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2022Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2022Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2022Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2021Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2020Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2020Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2020Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2020Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia2020Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020BugleAjuga reptans2020BugleAjuga reptans2020Quaking-grassBriza media2020Quaking-grassBriza media2020