Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.89394, -1.86147
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Mole, Beaver +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Lesser Celandine +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 14 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
West Hillpublic footpath · 55 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mPath type: service
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
Photos
Old Knotty Way parallel to the railway
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
12,292 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,292 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Polecat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Orange Ladybird · Stable Fly +5
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
🌿Plants65 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Cleavers · Hogweed · Broad-leaved Dock +60
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,292 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Polecat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Orange Ladybird · Stable Fly +5
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
🌿Plants65 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Cleavers · Hogweed · Broad-leaved Dock +60
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHazel
Hazel
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025