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52.94673, -2.13109
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▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Alder Disc-miner, Common Darter +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Alder Disc-miner, Common Darter +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Sycamore, Elder, Hogweed +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Elder, Hogweed +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Downs Banks Dog Walk, Downs Bank Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Take a little exercise with your dog and enjoy the fresh air on this 1.5-mile (2.4km) route alongside the stream, or if you're both feeling energetic, add half a mile (0.8km) more and climb uphill for fantastic panoramic views. Suitable for rugged pushcha
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Downs Banks Edges Walk, Downs Bank Walking route 4 km ▾
Taking you over hills and through secret valleys, this walk contrasts the wild places on your left with green farmland on the right. Undulating with some gravelly paths and narrow stages. Some paths will be muddy during wet weather.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 718 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 718 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 760 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 760 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 26 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
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Wildlife to spot
7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Moorhen · Coot · Woodpigeon +28
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Indet. Deer Cervidae Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Alder Disc-miner · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Halesus radiatus +32
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Halesus digitatus Common Nettle · Ground-elder · Cow Parsley · Sycamore · Hogweed +8
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Elder Sambucus nigra Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Moorhen · Coot · Woodpigeon +28
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Indet. Deer Cervidae Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Alder Disc-miner · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Halesus radiatus +32
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Halesus digitatus Common Nettle · Ground-elder · Cow Parsley · Sycamore · Hogweed +8
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Elder Sambucus nigra Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halesus digitatus
Halesus digitatus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella 