Two Roman camps N of Water Eaton 5 ha
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52.69863, -2.14422
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Blackcap, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Blackcap, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Agapetus fuscipes, Hydropsyche siltalai +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Agapetus fuscipes, Hydropsyche siltalai +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Dog's Mercury, Summer Snowflake +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Dog's Mercury, Summer Snowflake +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Ground-elder +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
883 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 883 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Swallow · House Sparrow · Wren · House Martin · Blue Tit +30
Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Rabbit +3
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Kidney-spot Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022 Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus St Marks Fly Bibio marci Pendulous Sedge · Dog's Mercury · Summer Snowflake · Red Dead-nettle · Common Whitlowgrass +28
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025 Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Dandelion Taraxacum Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 883 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Swallow · House Sparrow · Wren · House Martin · Blue Tit +30
Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Rabbit +3
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Kidney-spot Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022 Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus St Marks Fly Bibio marci Pendulous Sedge · Dog's Mercury · Summer Snowflake · Red Dead-nettle · Common Whitlowgrass +28
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025 Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Dandelion Taraxacum Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis
Sciurus carolinensis
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022 2024
2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022 Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2025
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2025
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2025 