Wentlows Playing Fields
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
52.95792, -1.98653
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Mole, Rabbit +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper, Small White +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,205 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Mallard · Robin · Blackbird +15
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Face Fly · Vine Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Dock Bug +5
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Lesser Celandine · Herb-Robert · Daisy +57
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,205 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Mallard · Robin · Blackbird +15
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Face Fly · Vine Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Dock Bug +5
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Lesser Celandine · Herb-Robert · Daisy +57
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseLamb's-earStachys byzantinaLamb's-earStachys byzantinaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumKerriaKerria japonicaKerriaKerria japonicaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisEvents & activities nearby
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