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The Green

📷 Stu JP · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.05517, -2.10727

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Demeijerea rufipes +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Demeijerea rufipes +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 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 · 705 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 705 mPath type: path
Bagnall 16public footpath · 162 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 162 mPath type: path
Bagnall 14public footpath · 137 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mPath type: track
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Cycling

59 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 route875 m
Named routeRef 5Length 875 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 5Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Old Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 233 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 233 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Butter Cross, Bagnall

📷 Stu JP · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Butter Cross, Bagnall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Whitfield Valley Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.3 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park3.6 km→🌱Hulton Abbey ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱White BarUrban park3.9 km→🌱Bev ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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