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🛝 Family🎠 Play🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.57934, -2.15686
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Red Dead-nettle, Butterbur +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Red Dead-nettle, Butterbur +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 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 Sedgley Heritage Trail 2 Walking route 3 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 2 (Long Walk – green) begins at St Andrew’s Church and is about 3km (1.9 miles) with an incline to Beacon Tower and some unpaved sections.
Named route Ref SHT2 Length 3 km Local walking route
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
[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 Route 81 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map South Staffordshire Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Sneyd Junction to Horseley Fields Junction Cycling route 9.6 km ▾
Canalside route following the Wyrley & Essington, taking New Cross Bridge, where the towpath changes to the other side of the canal.
Distance: 6 miles/9.6 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 9.6 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Horseley Fields Junction to Factory Junction Cycling route 8 km ▾
This route begins and ends with a pub, and travels through Coseley Tunnel. To avoid the tunnel, leave the canal at Bridgewater Drive and return via Central Drive.
Distance: 5 miles/8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named route Length 8 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos In Bantock Park at Bradmore, Wolverhampton
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Wildlife to spot
40,035 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,035 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Robin +14
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Helina evecta +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helina evecta Helina evecta Eupeodes Eupeodes 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hogweed · Red Dead-nettle · Butterbur · Primrose · Shepherd's-purse +22
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Primula vulgaris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,035 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Robin +14
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Helina evecta +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helina evecta Helina evecta Eupeodes Eupeodes 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hogweed · Red Dead-nettle · Butterbur · Primrose · Shepherd's-purse +22
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Primula vulgaris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Acletoxenus formosus Acletoxenus formosus2025
Acletoxenus formosus Acletoxenus formosus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri2025
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2025
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Judas-tree Cercis siliquastrum2025
Judas-tree Cercis siliquastrum2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Flossflower Ageratum houstonianum2025
Flossflower Ageratum houstonianum2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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