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Standing cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church

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52.91358, -1.79888

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Small White +11 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Small White +11 more · last seen 2019

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Bitter Chocolate Rust, Splitgill · last seen 2021; Fungi — Bitter Chocolate Rust, Splitgill · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Italian Lords-and-Ladies, Common Field-speedwell, Bee Orchid +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Italian Lords-and-Ladies, Common Field-speedwell, Bee Orchid +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

Exploring Sudbury - Village Trail, Sudbury HallWalking route2 km

The main trail covers a mix of terrain including cobbles, uneven surfaces and depending on the weather parts may be muddy. Through Sudbury village, the trail follows roads, some have pavements while others do not.

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 549Cycling route

Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route151 m

Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route135 m

Named routeLength 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route228 m

Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route911 m

Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route83 m

Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

3,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Pintail +40

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
PintailAnas acuta
RuffCalidris pugnax
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Red KiteMilvus milvus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BuzzardButeo buteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MerlinFalco columbarius
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2024

Badger · Rabbit · Mole · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog

BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2019

Small Tortoiseshell · Large White · Red Admiral · Comma · Speckled Wood +2

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CommaPolygonia c-album
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Small WhitePieris rapae
PeacockAglais io

🍄

Fungi2 species

spring

2021

Splitgill · Bitter Chocolate Rust

SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Bitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariae

🌿

Plants85 species

summer

2025

Garlic Mustard · Nipplewort · Foxglove · Hawthorn · Common Sorrel +80

Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2023
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023
BetonyBetonica officinalis2023
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Silver BirchBetula pendula2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2022
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Pintail +40

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
PintailAnas acuta
RuffCalidris pugnax
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Red KiteMilvus milvus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BuzzardButeo buteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MerlinFalco columbarius
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2024

Badger · Rabbit · Mole · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog

BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2019

Small Tortoiseshell · Large White · Red Admiral · Comma · Speckled Wood +2

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CommaPolygonia c-album
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Small WhitePieris rapae
PeacockAglais io

🍄

Fungi2 species

spring

2021

Splitgill · Bitter Chocolate Rust

SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Bitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariae

🌿

Plants85 species

summer

2025

Garlic Mustard · Nipplewort · Foxglove · Hawthorn · Common Sorrel +80

Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2023
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023
BetonyBetonica officinalis2023
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Silver BirchBetula pendula2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2022
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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