Whitfield Valley Local Nature Reserve 151 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 151 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Getting here
53.06154, -2.17127
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Ribwort Plantain +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Ribwort Plantain +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Rough grassland at Whitfield Valley LNR
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Wildlife to spot
19,972 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,972 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +36
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Squirrel · Otter · Field Vole · Wood Mouse · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Field Vole Microtus agrestis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Mole Talpa europaea 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Blackthorn · Lesser Celandine · Ground-ivy · Snowdrop +5
Ramsons Allium ursinum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bulrush Typha latifolia Hazel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,972 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +36
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Squirrel · Otter · Field Vole · Wood Mouse · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Field Vole Microtus agrestis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Mole Talpa europaea 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Blackthorn · Lesser Celandine · Ground-ivy · Snowdrop +5
Ramsons Allium ursinum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bulrush Typha latifolia Hazel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
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