Stockton Brook Waterworks

22/07/2026

Hello! At last … a few pictures from National Meadows Day here on the 4th of July. It was wonderful to see such activity, from writing, walks, sketching and drawing flowers to tea drinking, conversations, and cake! And to welcome families, nature enthusiasts and artists to share this special place.
The moths as usual were a great hit and you’ll find some wonderful photographs of these and other nature inspirations from the day in the last 7 collections in this post, photographs taken by Claire Pettingale … beautiful, sensitive pictures that show the amazing world we share. Thank you to artists & Andrea Durrant who created magical displays of nature to draw in the engine hall, to - Alison, for the opportunity to write on the day, (do look at her insta page and find out about exciting writing workshops coming up), thank you to ecologist Ann Cantrell for the very informative walks and David Rowe for the Moth excitements!
We remember with lots of love Mark’s dear cousin, entomologist Jonathan Delf who died this Summer. He was a wonderful supporter; his enthusiasm and knowledge was inspirational and shared at events here. Thank you Jon X Sharlene Cheng artandnature

21/06/2026

Happy Summer Solstice! It’s a special day here. These pics were taken in 2024, this time of year. Every year, the fields here change, and we saw the bee orchid that year, still waiting for it to appear again! We hope you can come for a walk here on July 4 You might enjoy a short meadow themed writing workshop with Alison or you can &draw through the flowers and grasses, or come into the engine hall at the Waterworks for Nature Drawing with Andrea Durrant & Tea & cake on top! Have a look under our bio above for all the information and tickets. &spacecic

08/06/2026

07/06/2026

… we hope you can join us in our beautiful, biodiverse meadows here in the Staffordshire Moorlands. We’ve lots happening on Saturday July the 4th, so look out for more information and a link for tickets tomorrow. &nature our celebration of National MeadowsDay is inspired by who do such good work to restore, manage and promote these very special and important habitats … species rich wildflower meadows.

23/05/2026

Investigate this! A lovely, gentle introduction to creative writing happening soon with some free places for young people.

14/05/2026

What a light tonight! … pre raphaelite.
We hope you’re saving the date - July the 4th when we celebrate here. This field should have grown taller by then. Come and see the wildflowers, bring a sketchbook, listen to the birds, write a poem …. and drink in the green! It’s very uplifting.

03/05/2026

We were blessed with dry weather for our second Walk & Draw event, joining in with the brilliant Thank you all for coming along this morning. You made some excellent drawings … we stopped for 10 minute sessions and enjoyed woodland, bluebells, views and of course the picturesque Caldon Canal. &draw

26/04/2026

We had a lovely morning … thank you to everyone who joined us for our first &draw this year, part of the brilliant Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival Here are a few pics, we didn’t catch everyone’s fab drawings … maybe you’ll post them!
We were supported for this event and next week’s by the Arts Society North Staffordshire who generously gave us a grant for art and nature activities from the Waterworks. &drawingtogether

29/03/2026

We’d love you to join us for a Sunday morning walk & draw from Stockton Brook Waterworks on April 26 or May 3. We’re joining in with the brilliant … we led a walk last year and it was just lovely. Don’t be put off if you feel worried about drawing …. Suitable for everyone who enjoys a little walk, and … the sun will shine! All materials are provided including the loveliest little concertina sketchbooks from
Tea and cake at the end in the Waterworks. &draw

27/03/2026

The sun shining this afternoon as we prepared the Engine Hall for a very exciting day tomorrow - an event led by A day of wonder and experience as exciting musicians … & explore and experiment with the sounds of the building and nature all around. There may be tickets available still available… go to to find out more.