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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
52.99002, -2.20528
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Butterbur +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Butterbur +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Trent Vale: St John's Church
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Wildlife to spot
51,937 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,937 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +35
Wigeon Mareca penelope Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo House Martin Delichon urbicum Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
Gorse · Butterfly-bush · Common Nettle · Oregon-grape · Firethorn +12
Gorse Ulex europaeus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Common Nettle Urtica dioica Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,937 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +35
Wigeon Mareca penelope Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo House Martin Delichon urbicum Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
Gorse · Butterfly-bush · Common Nettle · Oregon-grape · Firethorn +12
Gorse Ulex europaeus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Common Nettle Urtica dioica Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2025
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Arum italicum subsp. neglectum2025
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Arum italicum subsp. neglectum2025 