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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
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Getting here
52.90404, -2.48884
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Festival Drayton Centre Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Festival Drayton Centre Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Mute Swan, Mallard +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Mute Swan, Mallard +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Dandelion +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
hodnet-market draytonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route307 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
20,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,720 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Mute Swan · Mallard · Swift · Kingfisher +18
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Beautiful Demoiselle · Rhyzobius litura · Banded Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +5
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red Damselfly
Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Dandelion · Elder · Petty Spurge +92
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DandelionTaraxacum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,720 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Mute Swan · Mallard · Swift · Kingfisher +18
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Beautiful Demoiselle · Rhyzobius litura · Banded Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +5
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red Damselfly
Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Dandelion · Elder · Petty Spurge +92
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DandelionTaraxacum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataGermander Speedwell
Germander Speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica chamaedrys
daffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRubus vestitusRubus vestitusRubus vestitusRubus vestitusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisFranchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetiiFranchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetiiRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusEvents & activities nearby
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