Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.98215, -1.98535
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Mole, Hedgehog +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Scaeva pyrastri +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,067 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Goldfinch +41
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Polecat
Stenophylax permistus · Alder Disc-miner · Green Shieldbug · Athripsodes albifrons · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants20 species
springautumn
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley · Hogweed · Spotted Dead-nettle +15
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,067 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Goldfinch +41
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Polecat
Stenophylax permistus · Alder Disc-miner · Green Shieldbug · Athripsodes albifrons · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants20 species
springautumn
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley · Hogweed · Spotted Dead-nettle +15
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Holly
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisAshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Events & activities nearby
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