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Credit: Kathryn Kavanagh/
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Get
Involved

Tucklesholme is a great place to visit and explore and there are often activities that you can get involved with. It is a popular area for wildlife spotting and biological recording.

The long-distance walking route, the Trent Valley Way, passes through Tucklesholme. There are often family activities taking place in the Wildchild space and there are information panels and sculptures across the site for anyone interested in finding out more about this nature reserve. Explore the boxes below for more details on how you can get involved.

Credit: David Cowper

Walking

The circular walk around the site makes it a popular location for local dog walkers, and the network of lakes, pools and proximity to the River Trent make it a key site for birders. Take a walk around these stunning lakes and view the wildfowl and other wildlife through our hides and screens. Learn more about the creatures that call this wetland nature reserve home. For more intrepid walkers, the Trent Valley Way is a 51km route from Rugeley to Shardlow. Follow the river as it wends its way through this beautiful landscape. To enjoy the series of stunning lakes and wetlands along this stretch of the River Trent, start at the National Memorial Arboretum and follow the route north towards the Washlands in Burton-upon-Trent. For maps and more visit:

Trent Valley Way

Wildlife recording

Since April 2019 there have been over 1,200 records submitted to iRecord for the Tucklesholme site, consisting of over 400 species, with the majority of records made by local volunteers and interested people.

Get involved with surveying the local wildlife with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

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Virtual tour

Take a virtual tour of Tucklesholme, exploring a circular walk around the lake and spotting sites and sounds along the way.

Take the virtual tour
Credit: Kathryn Kavanagh /
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Activities

Join in our Wildchild activities for younger children where you can go on a minibeast hunt, play in the mud kitchen, explore, or simply relax in a hammock. Visit our events page to find out more and book.

Take part

Find out more about Tucklesholme and get involved

www.thetrentvalley.org.uk Staffordshire Wildlife Trust iRecord
Burton Washlands Rugeley Power Station & Riverside Park Tucklesholme Nature Reserve Willington Wetlands