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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.63598, -2.29847
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — 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, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,775 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail +25
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TealAnas crecca
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Creeping Bent · Green Field-speedwell · Norway Maple · White Campion · Cow Parsley +108
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,775 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail +25
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TealAnas crecca
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Creeping Bent · Green Field-speedwell · Norway Maple · White Campion · Cow Parsley +108
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusRadishRaphanus raphanistrumRadishRaphanus raphanistrumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusWhite MelilotMelilotus albusWhite MelilotMelilotus albusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisErodium cicutariumErodium cicutariumErodium cicutariumErodium cicutariumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBroad-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithianaBroad-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithianaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumTwo-rowed BarleyHordeum distichonTwo-rowed BarleyHordeum distichonHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisItalian AlderAlnus cordataItalian AlderAlnus cordataCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisEvents & activities nearby
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