Doxey Marshes
A wetland oasis near the centre of Stafford and one of the country's best bird watching sites
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Making it count: Nature spotting at Doxey Marshes
Not too long ago I was lucky to host a nature counting event at the beautiful Doxey Marshes, a truly wild place on the outskirts of Stafford’s urban sprawl.
New Volunteers Making a Difference at Doxey Marshes
We recently welcomed a new group of volunteers to Doxey Marshes, our SSSI nature reserve in the town of Stafford. Here Charlie, our Reserves Officer, gives an insight into what they’ve been up to…
Marshes Hill Common
Marshes Hill Common Local Nature Reserve is all that's left of a once extensive heathland that covered the area. It is now an island of heathland with great views over the surrounding…
Take a Big Wild Walk at Doxey Marshes with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
The county’s largest nature conservation charity is asking people in Stafford to tackle the nature and climate emergency by challenging themselves to a Big Wild Walk this October half-term.
Marsh cinquefoil
Look for the deep magenta, star-shaped flowers of Marsh cinquefoil in marshes, bogs, fens and wetlands in the north, west and east of the UK.
Marsh violet
As its name suggests, the Marsh violet likes damp spots, such as marshes, bogs and wet woods. It is a low-growing plant with kidney-shaped leaves and pale lilac flowers.
Marsh marigold
The large, golden flowers of marsh-marigold look like the cups of kings, hence its other name: 'kingcup'. It favours damp spots, like ponds, meadows, marshes, ditches and wet woodlands…
Trust to install new door at Doxey bird-hide
The county’s largest nature conservation charity is to install a new metal door on the main bird hide at its Doxey Marshes naturereserve in a bid to deter anti-social behaviour.
Marsh helleborine
The Marsh helleborine is a beautiful orchid of fens, wet grassland and dune slacks. Growing in profusion in places, look for reddish stems and white-and-pink flowers.
Marsh gentian
The bright blue, trumpet-shaped flowers of the marsh gentian contrast deeply with the pinks and purples of the wet heaths it inhabits. The New Forest holds a large population of this late-…
Marsh tit
Despite its name, the marsh tit actually lives in woodland and parks in England and Wales. It is very similar to the willow tit, but has a glossier black cap and a 'pitchoo' call that…