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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
52.98136, -2.19629
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 94m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 94m away — 14 car parks within reach £ 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 — Grey Wagtail, House Sparrow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Wagtail, House Sparrow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Germander Speedwell +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Germander Speedwell +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Brown Hawker, Face Fly +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Brown Hawker, Face Fly +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Trent Valley Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 73 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 Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Hanford: graveyard of St Matthias' church
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Wildlife to spot
29,478 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,478 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Goosander Mergus merganser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black Swan Cygnus atratus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Syrphus · Brown Hawker · Face Fly
Syrphus Syrphus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Face Fly Musca autumnalis Gorse · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Nettle · Butterfly-bush · Oregon-grape +12
Gorse Ulex europaeus Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Nettle Urtica dioica Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,478 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Goosander Mergus merganser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black Swan Cygnus atratus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Syrphus · Brown Hawker · Face Fly
Syrphus Syrphus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Face Fly Musca autumnalis Gorse · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Nettle · Butterfly-bush · Oregon-grape +12
Gorse Ulex europaeus Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Nettle Urtica dioica Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
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
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
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
Hedge Barberry Berberis darwinii x empetrifolia = B. x stenophylla2025
Hedge Barberry Berberis darwinii x empetrifolia = B. x stenophylla2025 