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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › East Staffordshire Getting here
52.80524, -1.72592
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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 🐕 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Hill Cuckoo Bee, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +8 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Hill Cuckoo Bee, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +8 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Green Alkanet · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Alkanet · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 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 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Temporary Diversion Cycling route 464 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 464 m National Cycle Network On-road
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 312 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 312 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 391 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 391 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 138 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Temporary Diversion Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free
Show on map Photos Stile on the National Forest Way
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Wildlife to spot
5,016 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Little Egret · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Mole · Field Vole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +4
Mole Talpa europaea2022 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Vespa crabro 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Greater Stitchwort · Garlic Mustard · Green Alkanet · Radish · Dandelion +3
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2022 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2024 Dandelion Taraxacum2024 Groundsel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Little Egret · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Mole · Field Vole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +4
Mole Talpa europaea2022 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Vespa crabro 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Greater Stitchwort · Garlic Mustard · Green Alkanet · Radish · Dandelion +3
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2022 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2024 Dandelion Taraxacum2024 Groundsel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2022
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2021
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2021 Senecio vulgaris2024
Senecio vulgaris2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022 