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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Cannock Chase Getting here
52.68894, -2.02867
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 ☕ Mim's Mom's Coffee Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Mim's Mom's Coffee Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hairy Tare, Common Field-speedwell, Hairy Bitter-cress +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hairy Tare, Common Field-speedwell, Hairy Bitter-cress +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood Junction Cycling route 11.2 km ▾
Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way.
Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 11.2 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 626 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 626 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Follow the Dog Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Follow the Dog Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Luke 's church Cannock
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Wildlife to spot
16,999 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,999 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Carrion Crow +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red Deer
Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Bishop's Mitre · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +3
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 24-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Field-speedwell · Hairy Bitter-cress · Wormwood · Groundsel · Red Dead-nettle +8
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,999 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Magpie · Carrion Crow +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red Deer
Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Bishop's Mitre · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +3
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 24-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Field-speedwell · Hairy Bitter-cress · Wormwood · Groundsel · Red Dead-nettle +8
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Ramsons
Ramsons
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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