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Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.55353, -2.16985
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Three-cornered Garlic, Sheep's Sorrel, Ramsons
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wall-rue, Lesser Celandine, Three-cornered Garlic +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall-rue, Lesser Celandine, Three-cornered Garlic +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 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
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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 Kingswinford 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
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Wildlife to spot
16,896 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,896 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren +21
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Batman Hoverfly +44
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Wall-rue · Lesser Celandine · Three-cornered Garlic · Bracken
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,896 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren +21
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Batman Hoverfly +44
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Wall-rue · Lesser Celandine · Three-cornered Garlic · Bracken
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Polietes Polietes2025
Polietes Polietes2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2025
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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