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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.86295, -1.91181
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route151 m▾
Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route911 m▾
Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route83 m▾
Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route504 m▾
Named routeLength 504 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route645 m▾
Named routeLength 645 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,939 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,939 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +6
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Large White · Peacock · Corizus hyoscyami · 2-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle +6
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yarrow +7
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,939 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +6
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Large White · Peacock · Corizus hyoscyami · 2-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle +6
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yarrow +7
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Fallow DeerDama damaFallow DeerDama damaOtterLutra lutraOtterLutra lutraFeral CatFelis catus2024Feral CatFelis catus2024BadgerMeles meles2023BadgerMeles meles2023Common ShrewSorex araneus2021Common ShrewSorex araneus20212020
2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae20192022
2022
YewTaxus baccata2022YewTaxus baccata2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Sweet-WilliamDianthus barbatus2022Sweet-WilliamDianthus barbatus2022CowslipPrimula veris2022CowslipPrimula veris2022SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2022SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2022