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Places › England › West Midlands › Newcastle-under-Lyme Getting here
53.02871, -2.22069
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The Orme Academy 175m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The Orme Academy 175m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Wood Avens, Blackthorn +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Wood Avens, Blackthorn +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 133 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 875 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
23,134 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,134 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Blackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +33
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Blackthorn · Cherry Plum · Flowering Currant · Holly · Scorpion Senna +16
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Holly Ilex aquifolium Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus2025 Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025 Tufted Hair-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,134 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Blackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +33
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Blackthorn · Cherry Plum · Flowering Currant · Holly · Scorpion Senna +16
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Holly Ilex aquifolium Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus2025 Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025 Tufted Hair-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025 Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2025
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea2025
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025 