Things to Do in Staffordshire
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- Type: Nature Reserve
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Number of results: 15
Wolseley Centre
Address:
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0WTTelephone:
01889 880100Email:
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Visitor Centre
Stafford
Wolseley Centre is a friendly award winning, welcoming visitor centre and headquarters for SWTwhich is set in 26 acres of beautiful grounds where you can explore interesting features and wildlife-friendly display gardens.
Westport Lake Visitor Centre
Address:
Westport Lake Road, Tunstall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 4RZTelephone:
01782 826985Email:
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Type:
Visitor Centre
Tunstall, Stoke-On-Trent
Westport Lake, created alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal is a nature reserve consisting of two lakes and a conservation area. It includes a Visitor Centre and play area.
Hem Heath Woods Nature Reserve
Address:
Hem Heath, Stoke On Trent, Staffs, ST4 8FRTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Stoke On Trent
Although often referred to as Hem Heath, this woodland encompasses four distinct woods - The Oaks, Newstead Wood, Newpark Plantation and Hem Heath. Whatever the title, there’s no doubt that this reserve provides a wonderful green oasis.
Brankley Pastures Nature Reserve
Address:
Yoxall, Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire, DE13 8BNTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Barton under Needwood
An exciting wood pasture restoration project on former arable land with some huge veteran trees in surviving historic wood pasture.
Allimore Green Nature Reserve
Address:
Haughton, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 8JQTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Stafford
A registered Common owned by Haughton Parish Council and one of the best flow rich grasslands in Staffordshire.
Weag's Barn Nature Reserve
Address:
Grindon, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7TXTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Leek
Weag’s Barn is only a small part of a larger valley complex, which extends for almost 10 km. The Hamps and Manifold River Valleys are recognised as being of national importance for wildlife for the scrub, grasslands and ancient woodlands.
Rod Wood Nature Reserve
Address:
Cheddleton, Staffordshire, ST13 7DUTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Staffordshire
Despite the name, woodland comprises only a small part of Rod Wood. The site is an interesting mosaic of scrub, unimproved grassland and woodland. This diversity of habitats is one of the reasons why Rod Wood is so important for wildlife.
Pasturefields Salt Marsh Nature Reserve
Address:
Hixon, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0WTTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Stafford
You might be a long way from the sea, but this unique site provides an unusual taste of the coastline. Small it may be, but Pasturefields is one of only two remaining natural inland saltmarsh in the British Isles.
Highgate Common Nature Reserve
Address:
Highgate Common, Enville, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, DY7 5BSTelephone:
01889 880100Email:
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Type:
Nature Reserve
Stourbridge
Owned by the Wildlife Trust, Staffordshire's most southerly reserve is an ancient lowland heath buzzing with some of the UK's rarest insects. You cannot fail to notice countless small holes made by ground nesting solitary bees & wasps.
Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve
Address:
Doxey, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1JRTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Stafford
Doxey Marshes is a fantastic place to discover birds with over 200 species recorded and over 80 breeding species. Doxey Marshes is one of the Trust's largest nature reserves and forms part of the extensive floodplain of th River Sow.
Bateswood Nature Reserve
Address:
Leycett, Newcastle, Staffs, ST5 6ALTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Newcastle
61 Acres of grassland and pools with impressive views over the Cheshire plain.
Thorswood Nature Reserve
Address:
Stanton, Staffordshire, DE6 2BYTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Staffordshire
Whether you’re interested in wildflowers or landscape history, looking for a picnic spot, or just want to enjoy a quiet walk, then Thorswood is the ideal place.
Radford Meadows Nature Reserve
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Type:
Nature Reserve
Stafford
The Meadows form part of the River Penk floodplain, just one of a number of watercourses that converge in and around Stafford, before joining the River Trent near Shugborough.
The Roaches
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Viewpoint/Beauty Spot
Staffordshire
Impressive gritstone edges and craggy rocks loved by walkers and climbers. It groups together two main gritstone outcrops - Ramshaw Rocks famous for the Winking Man rock formation and 'Hen Cloud' offering stunning panoramic views.
Jackson's Coppice & Marsh Nature Reserve
Address:
Jackson's Coppice & Marsh Nature Reserve, Eccleshall, Staffordshire, ST21 6ESTelephone:
01889 880100Type
Type:
Nature Reserve
Staffordshire
The abundance of bluebells indicate the long establishment of woodland at Jackson’s Coppice, although many of the species which are present were probably planted at the end of the 19th century.