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Places › England › West Midlands › Staffordshire Moorlands Getting here
53.13306, -2.05071
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Bracken, Dog's Mercury +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Bracken, Dog's Mercury +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Blackthorn, Hawthorn
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Common Cockchafer, Fever Fly +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Common Cockchafer, Fever Fly +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows) Walking route ▾
Includes some hills
Named route Duration 45min
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16 Walking route 18.1 km ▾
Named route Length 18.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 559 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 302 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 5.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 643 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 643 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,709 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Great Crested Grebe · Cormorant · Blue Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +51
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Cockchafer
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Garlic Mustard · Bracken · Dog's Mercury · Alder · Rosebay Willowherb +8
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Great Crested Grebe · Cormorant · Blue Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +51
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Cockchafer
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Garlic Mustard · Bracken · Dog's Mercury · Alder · Rosebay Willowherb +8
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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