Wightwick Manor Gardens 11 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Getting here
52.58345, -2.19531
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Blackbird 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Blackbird 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Blackbird, Pochard +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Blackbird, Pochard +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — open green space
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Alder Coppice: Yellow Path Walking route ▾
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Named route Ref AC-Y Local walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sedgley Heritage Trail 1 Walking route 2 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 1 (Short Walk – red) begins at All Saints’ Church and is about 2km (1.25 miles) on flat ground and pavements.
Named route Ref SHT1 Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Sedgley Heritage Trail 2 Walking route 3 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 2 (Long Walk – green) begins at St Andrew’s Church and is about 3km (1.9 miles) with an incline to Beacon Tower and some unpaved sections.
Named route Ref SHT2 Length 3 km Local walking route
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map South Staffordshire Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 493 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 493 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Glacial erratics at Wightwick Manor
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Wildlife to spot
37,446 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,446 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Blackbird · Robin · Wigeon · Magpie +38
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 American Mink Neovison vison2025 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Primrose · Garlic Mustard · Lesser Celandine · Green Alkanet · Red Dead-nettle +17
Primrose Primula vulgaris Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,446 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Blackbird · Robin · Wigeon · Magpie +38
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 American Mink Neovison vison2025 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Primrose · Garlic Mustard · Lesser Celandine · Green Alkanet · Red Dead-nettle +17
Primrose Primula vulgaris Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 2025
2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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