Gorsey Field - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.91677, -2.36517
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,711 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,711 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Brown Rat +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Indet. DeerCervidae
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva cinctella · Bibio pomonae · Melanostoma · Dryomyza anilis +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
- Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
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winterautumn
2026▾
Gorse · Kaffir Lily
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Kaffir LilySchizostylis coccinea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,711 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Brown Rat +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Indet. DeerCervidae
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva cinctella · Bibio pomonae · Melanostoma · Dryomyza anilis +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
- Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
🌿Plants2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Gorse · Kaffir Lily
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Kaffir LilySchizostylis coccinea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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