North Plantation - Woodland plantation
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.95625, -1.96251
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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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North Plantation, above Upper Tean
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Wildlife to spot
6,198 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,198 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Common Sandpiper · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TealAnas crecca2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Mole
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2026▾
Face Fly · Vine Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Dock Bug +3
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam +46
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,198 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Common Sandpiper · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TealAnas crecca2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Mole
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2026▾
Face Fly · Vine Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Dock Bug +3
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam +46
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseLamb's-earStachys byzantinaLamb's-earStachys byzantinaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumKerriaKerria japonicaKerriaKerria japonicaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica