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Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.74388, -1.83494
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Flavoparmelia caperata, Common Orange Lichen +2 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Flavoparmelia caperata, Common Orange Lichen +2 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Harebell, Butterbur, Polypody +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Harebell, Butterbur, Polypody +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 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 route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map National Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 117 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 491 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 491 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Crop field towards Tomlinson's Spinney
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Wildlife to spot
4,829 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,829 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Little Egret · Egyptian Goose · Redwing · Goosander · Oystercatcher +37
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Goosander Mergus merganser Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2022 Teal Anas crecca2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beaver · Otter · Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +7
Beaver Castor fiber Otter Lutra lutra2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Cantharis livida · Corizus hyoscyami · Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle Chrysolina fastuosa2024 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harebell · Butterbur · Polypody · Strawberry-tree · Common Meadow-rue
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025 Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo2025 Common Meadow-rue Thalictrum flavum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,829 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Little Egret · Egyptian Goose · Redwing · Goosander · Oystercatcher +37
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Goosander Mergus merganser Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2022 Teal Anas crecca2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beaver · Otter · Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +7
Beaver Castor fiber Otter Lutra lutra2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Cantharis livida · Corizus hyoscyami · Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle Chrysolina fastuosa2024 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harebell · Butterbur · Polypody · Strawberry-tree · Common Meadow-rue
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025 Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo2025 Common Meadow-rue Thalictrum flavum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
American Mink Neovison vison2025
American Mink Neovison vison2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2023
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 