Thorntree House moated site
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.86981, -1.87397
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swallow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swallow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Swallow, Goldfinch +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Swallow, Goldfinch +48 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Comma, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +12 more · last seen 2019; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Sedge, Common Sorrel, Glaucous Sedge +27 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
N/ACycling route83 m▾
Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Moat, near Scounslow Green
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