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Conference Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Stephen Rogerson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.51240, -2.14033

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🛝Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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 AC-YLocal walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black HeathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stourbridge Arm Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
SCWIP Cycle Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef SCWIP CR12Local cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network 54 (removed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 54Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Colls Stream

📷 Stephen Rogerson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Baggeridge Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🏞️BAGGERIDGECountry park2.3 km→🦉BAGGERIDGE COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park3.9 km→🐄Dudley Zoo & CastleVisitor farm4.2 km→

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