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Stramshall Playing Fields

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Getting here

52.92108, -1.87689

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Cormorant, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Cormorant, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Ash, Sycamore +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Ash, Sycamore +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

42,627 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,627 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds57 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Goosander · Lapwing +52

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

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Insects1 species

winter

2025

Epicaecilius pilipennis

Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis

🌿

Plants8 species

winter

2026

Coltsfoot · Cleavers · Hogweed · Soft Shield-fern · Green Alkanet +3

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,627 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Goosander · Lapwing +52

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Epicaecilius pilipennis

Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis

🌿

Plants8 species

winter

2026

Coltsfoot · Cleavers · Hogweed · Soft Shield-fern · Green Alkanet +3

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broomyclose Lane, Stramshall

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🌱Bramshall Road ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Doveridge ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Doveridge Playground and Tennis courtUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→🌱Hazwelwalls Play areaUrban park3.2 km→🌱Lakeside ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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