Doxey Marshes

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Doxey Marshes is a 150 hectares nature reserve located within two miles of Stafford town centre, and is managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its wet grassland habitat and its breeding wading birds and wildfowl, it is particularly noted for its populations of breeding snipe. The habitat is one of the most threatened nationally, along with related wildlife such as snipe, lapwing, little ringed plover, otter and water shrew. ()

Elevation: 387 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°48'58"N, 2°14'36"W

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Nearby attractions include: St Mary's Church, Shire Hall, Stafford Castle, Norbury Junction.

5.2 miE
Church
St Mary's Church, Stafford
134 min walk • St Mary's Church, Stafford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Stafford.
5.3 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Shire Hall, Stafford
136 min walk • The Shire Hall is a public building in Stafford, England, completed in 1798 to a design by John Harvey. Formerly a courthouse, it housed an art gallery which closed to the public in July 2017. The court rooms and cells are preserved.
4.2 miE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Stafford Castle, Stafford
107 min walk • Stafford Castle is an ancient Grade II listed castle situated two miles west of the town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England.
2.9 miW
Canal
Norbury Junction, Stafford
74 min walk • Norbury Junction is a canal junction which lies about 1 mile to the south east of Norbury, in Staffordshire, England. It opened in 1835, and closed in 1944, although the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal still runs through it.
3.1 miN
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall
79 min walk • Holy Trinity Church in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England, is a Grade I listed Anglican church. The building dates mostly from the 13th century, and there was restoration in the 19th century. The church contains the tombs of four Bishops of Lichfield.
4.8 miE
52°48'9"N • 2°7'53"W
Stafford Castle Golf Club, Stafford
122 min walk • Golf, Historical place, Forts and castles
5.3 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Ancient High House, Stafford
136 min walk • The Ancient High House is an Elizabethan town house located on the main street in Stafford. The house was constructed in 1595 by the Dorrington family, from local oak, which anecdotally came from the nearby Doxey Wood, and is the largest timber framed town house in England.
5.1 miE
Windmill
Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford
130 min walk • The Broad Eye Windmill is an historic windmill in the county town of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The windmill is currently home to Windmill Broadcasting, and is looked after by the Friends of Broad Eye Windmill.
2.2 miS
Church
St Lawrence's Church
56 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is an Anglican church in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The earliest parts of the church are of Norman architecture; it was later much modified. The church is unusual in having a central tower.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Aqualate Mere, Newport
119 min walk • Aqualate Mere, in Staffordshire, is the largest natural lake in the English Midlands and is managed as a national nature reserve by Natural England.
3.3 miN
Forts and castles
Eccleshall Castle, Eccleshall
84 min walk • Eccleshall Castle is located in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England. It was originally built in the 13th century. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II* listed building.