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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.98902, -1.89232
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Corner Coffee & Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Corner Coffee & Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Pochard +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Rabbit, Otter +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva cinctella +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Hart's-Tongue, Wood Anemone +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km▾
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,861 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,861 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPochard · Blackbird · Robin · Greylag Goose · Mallard +33
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Weasel · Pine Marten · Otter
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Meliscaeva cinctella · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis cryptica · Anaspis maculata +2
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2025
- Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2025
- Cheilosia illustrata
Ivy · Herb-Robert · Himalayan Balsam · Meadow Buttercup · Field-rose +83
- IvyHedera helix
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
- Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,861 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPochard · Blackbird · Robin · Greylag Goose · Mallard +33
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Weasel · Pine Marten · Otter
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Meliscaeva cinctella · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis cryptica · Anaspis maculata +2
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2025
- Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2025
- Cheilosia illustrata
Ivy · Herb-Robert · Himalayan Balsam · Meadow Buttercup · Field-rose +83
- IvyHedera helix
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
- Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata2025
Chalcosyrphus eunotusChalcosyrphus eunotus2025Chalcosyrphus eunotusChalcosyrphus eunotus2025Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisAlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2025Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Wood MilletMilium effusum2025Wood MilletMilium effusum2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2025Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Wild PlumPrunus domestica2025Wild PlumPrunus domestica2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2025Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Events & activities nearby
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