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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.04941, -1.97511
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Route 550 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Route 550 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Route 550
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Chalcosyrphus eunotus, Orange Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Chalcosyrphus eunotus, Orange Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Ramsons · last seen 2025; Plants — Ramsons · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows) Walking route ▾
Includes some hills
Named route Duration 45min
Show on map Young Woodland Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Valley Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Booth's Wood Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ipstones 23 public footpath · 896 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 896 m Path type: path
Show on map Ipstones 22 public footpath · 29 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 29 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map Ipstones 27 public footpath · 228 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 228 m Path type: path
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 559 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 643 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 643 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 8.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 13.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Leonard's Church and Church Lane, Ipstones
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Wildlife to spot
4,998 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,998 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Rock Dove Columba livia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Willow Tit Poecile montanus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Muntjac · Badger · Otter · Wood Mouse +5
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Chalcosyrphus eunotus
Chalcosyrphus eunotus Chalcosyrphus eunotus Germander Speedwell · White Clover · Meadow Foxtail · Meadow Vetchling · Red Fescue +18
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys White Clover Trifolium repens Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Red Fescue Festuca rubra False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,998 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Rock Dove Columba livia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Willow Tit Poecile montanus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Muntjac · Badger · Otter · Wood Mouse +5
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Chalcosyrphus eunotus
Chalcosyrphus eunotus Chalcosyrphus eunotus Germander Speedwell · White Clover · Meadow Foxtail · Meadow Vetchling · Red Fescue +18
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys White Clover Trifolium repens Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Red Fescue Festuca rubra False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea
Talpa europaea
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Ramsons Allium ursinum
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