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Stanley Pool

33 ha

📷 Phil Eptlett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

53.06293, -2.10319

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Canada Goose
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Hazel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Ramsons, Lesser Celandine +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Ramsons, Lesser Celandine +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 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 routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Bagnall 14public footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: path
Bagnall 14public footpath · 705 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 705 mPath type: path
Clewlows Bankpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 5Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route553 m
Named routeRef 550Length 553 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 455 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 455 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Old Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 233 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 233 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Old Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 8 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Endon and Stanley 52bridleway · 134 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 134 mPath type: track
Old Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 360 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 360 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Stanley Pool

📷 Phil Eptlett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Whitfield Valley Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.6 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park900 m→🌱Hulton Abbey ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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