Westwood Recreation Ground
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.10485, -2.03625
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-elder, Harebell, Maidenhair Spleenwort +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route▾
Includes some hills
Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Fosters TrailWalking route▾
Mount Pleasantpublic footpath · 62 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface settPath type: residential
Mount Pleasantpublic footpath · 66 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mPath type: residential
Brow Hill Passagepublic footpath · 7 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: path
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m▾
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Westwood Recreation Ground, Leek
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Wildlife to spot
13,331 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,331 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Rabbit · Pygmy Shrew
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +23
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants45 species
springautumn
2026▾
Ground-elder · Harebell · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hazel · Common Sorrel +40
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,331 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Rabbit · Pygmy Shrew
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +23
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants45 species
springautumn
2026▾
Ground-elder · Harebell · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hazel · Common Sorrel +40
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataCommon Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatumCommon Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaFan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornisFan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornisAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaBracken
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum2025
Pteridium aquilinum2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum2025Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum2025PignutConopodium majus2025PignutConopodium majus2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisGorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2025Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025