Hi, I'm relatively new to the scene, and I'm looking for a place to go and get muddy. I wondered if anyone knew of anywhere near Stoke that is good for it?

Studying Google Maps satellite imagery can be a good way to find muddy riverbanks and adjacent roads for access (and lack of nearby buildings, etc). However around Stoke beware of the Trent itself, tends to be heavily contaminated, if there's any trace of an oily layer on top of the mud, keep away, Lady Jasmine and I once used a location oppositre the mouth of the Trent where it joins the Ouse to become the Humber - there was an oily residue and she came out in a rash afterwards.