St Michael and All Angels' Church
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.72461, -2.11816
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Yellow Wagtail
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Yellow Wagtail
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Yellow Wagtail, Swallow +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Skylark, Yellow Wagtail, Swallow +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
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St Michael and All Angels' Church, Penkridge
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Wildlife to spot
5,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,335 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Greenfinch · Lapwing · Yellow Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Green Sandpiper +40
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MagpiePica pica
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Polecat · Red Fox +1
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- PolecatMustela putorius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly · Field Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Banded Demoiselle +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Alder Leaf Beetle
Daisy · Foxglove · Elder · Greater Stitchwort · Petty Spurge +68
- DaisyBellis perennis
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
- Wood Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,335 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Greenfinch · Lapwing · Yellow Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Green Sandpiper +40
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MagpiePica pica
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Polecat · Red Fox +1
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- PolecatMustela putorius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly · Field Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Banded Demoiselle +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Alder Leaf Beetle
Daisy · Foxglove · Elder · Greater Stitchwort · Petty Spurge +68
- DaisyBellis perennis
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
- Wood Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023Agelastica alni2024
Agelastica alni2024
Myosotis sylvatica2024
Myosotis sylvatica2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Tartarian HoneysuckleLonicera tataricaTartarian HoneysuckleLonicera tataricaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024HonestyLunaria annua2024HonestyLunaria annua2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024daffodilsNarcissus2024daffodilsNarcissus2024Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2023Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023