🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Best for
4 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Plea minutissima +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Tutsan, Wood Speedwell, Wood Anemone +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Sculpture Trail (Saltwells LNR)Walking route1 km▾
Sculpture trail around a bluebell covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve.
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Dudley Geological Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Discover millions of years of geological history along this heritage trail. This tour allows you to experience
Dudley’s fascinating history through its buildings.
Named routeLocal walking route
Down The Bumble Hole- Windmill End TrailWalking route3 km▾
Short trail exploring Windmill End- a tranquil Black Country spot. Today, featuring birdsong, cyclists and water voles. Yet in the 1700/1800s it was a noisy, dirty workshop lined with factories, boatyards, blast furnaces and collieries.
Named routeRef WETLength 3 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Alder Coppice: Yellow PathWalking route▾
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network 54 (removed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54Local cycle route
Dudley Port CircularCycling route14 km▾
Follow The Gower Branch, then turn right back onto The Old Main Line. For a more challenging route, continue along The New Main Line and cross at Bromford Junction. Take the ramp access to The Old Main Line and double back, crossing Blakeley Hall Bridge.
Named routeLength 14 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
