Baggeridge Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.53207, -2.16285
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, White Dead-nettle, Marsh-marigold +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Alder Coppice: Yellow Path Walking route ▾
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Named route Ref AC-Y Local walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barrow Hill Geological Walk Walking route ▾
Self-guided geological walk around Barrow Hill with particular places or features of interest being identified. The reserve may be entered from several access points . The sequence of numbering starts from Vicarage Lane but as the stops are self contained
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sedgley Heritage Trail 1 Walking route 2 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 1 (Short Walk – red) begins at All Saints’ Church and is about 2km (1.25 miles) on flat ground and pavements.
Named route Ref SHT1 Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Stourbridge Arm Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network 54 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Local cycle route
Show on map South Staffordshire Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Kingswinford Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
17,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,071 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +39
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Kidney-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Sphaerophoria scripta · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta +9
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Helina evecta Helina evecta Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae White Dead-nettle · Marsh-marigold · Wood Forget-me-not · Bluebell · Hart's-Tongue +6
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,071 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +39
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Kidney-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Sphaerophoria scripta · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta +9
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Helina evecta Helina evecta Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae White Dead-nettle · Marsh-marigold · Wood Forget-me-not · Bluebell · Hart's-Tongue +6
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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