The Belt - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.53880, -2.17378
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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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 14 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
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Wildlife to spot
16,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Great Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Birch Catkin Bug · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Sphaerophoria scripta · Platycheirus albimanus +12
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae 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 Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle · Marsh-marigold · Wood Forget-me-not · Wood Anemone +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Great Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Birch Catkin Bug · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Sphaerophoria scripta · Platycheirus albimanus +12
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae 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 Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle · Marsh-marigold · Wood Forget-me-not · Wood Anemone +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta 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
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 