Parrots Drumble Nature Reserve Walkabout near Talke Pits, North Staffordshire. 20th September, 2024.

Parrots Drumble Nature Reserve Walkabout near Talke Pits, Newcastle-under- Lyme, Staffordshire. 20th September, 2024.
Parrot's Drumble Nature Reserve...
A hidden gem of a reserve, with possibly the finest display of bluebells in the County of Staffordshire.
Visit in spring to enjoy the woodland flora at its best or take an early morning ramble to hear the dawn chorus.
Walk through the woodlands at any time of year and enjoy the peace and quiet of this reserve - you wouldn’t know you were so close to a major industrial area!
The reserve derives it’s unusual name from a combination of its previous owners, the Parrot family, and a local term for a stream running through a wooded valley, drumble.
You may not see anything quite as colourful as a parrot but the woodland is a wonderful place for birds, particularly in spring when an early morning walk would reward you with the wonderful sounds of the dawn chorus.
There are many different types of trees within the reserve: oak, hazel, birch, rowan and ash, with willow and alder in the wetter areas along the stream. A number of additional tree species have been planted at some time in the past. You’ll easily notice the large beech trees as you enter the reserve and the row of poplars along the boundary. But you may not notice the Turkey oak.
Don’t be alarmed by the colour of the stream! The Valley Brook is contaminated by iron-oxide leaching from historic mineworkings in the area. Despite its startling appearance there is still an abundance of bankside vegetation with marsh marigolds, golden saxifrage and horsetails.
A Living Landscape
This nature reserve is part of the Stoke and Urban Newcastle Living Landscape.
You can find all of the information regarding Parrot's Drumble Nature Reserve by visiting the link provided below:
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My take on our woodland walkthrough on the day...
Superb! We both loved almost every minute of it. Just me and the good wife (no Millie the pooch on this one, sorry!) as we'd made plans to go out for lunch in a pub just a few miles away from the reserve after we'd completed our woodland walkabout.
It took us over an hour to cover with stop off's and getting pics and video footage, but worth every minute's experience in my humble opinion. Not everyone's cup of tea I know, but I just love this type of habitat. All types of trees, ferns, woodland plants/flowers, and birds, including the noisy crow's!
I'm not going to bang on too much more about it here as you can view the the whole woodland walk we covered by watching the video above. The finished video will most likely be more condenensed with edits, but still well worth the watch.
Be my guest. Scroll up and click on "PLAY". Enjoy!
Thanks for looking in. Till next time. Be good, stay healthy, take care and be safe.
Alan @ NorthStaffsCountryWalks
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