Broadleaved woodland near The Delves 2 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Walsall Getting here
52.55968, -1.97955
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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 West Bromwich to Oldbury Health Walk Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 500+yr old Oak House and along the banks of the River Tame.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW2 WB/O Length 2.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Sandwell Park Colliery Trail Walking route 3.2 km ▾
The trail follows the remains of a tramway that was used to transport coal from the Sandwell Park Colliery Jubilee Pit to railway sidings and a canal wharf. It is now an area of natural beauty with plenty of wildlife, scenic views, and roaming livestock.
Named route Ref SPCT Length 3.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Birchfield Heritage Trail: Red Route Walking route ▾
This trail reveals some of the hidden secrets Birchfield, how the place has changed and the many links between other parts of the world. The trail raises questions about Britain’s colonial history, the impacts of which continue today.
Named route Ref BHT-R Local walking route
Show on map Sheepwash Park Circular Health Walk Walking route 900 m ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest site. Route circles the largest forest park in the Black Country- being a reclaimed former brick works and waste tip.
Difficulty: Medium due to unsurfaced paths
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW1 WB/O Length 900 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
SCWIP Cycle Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR15 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map McClean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR9 Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR12 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 Photos Northbound M6 between Junction 8 and Junction 9
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Wildlife to spot
11,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Dunnock +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria scripta · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird +22
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Parent Bug 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Beggarticks · Primrose · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Apple · Bastard Cabbage +13
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025 Primrose Primula vulgaris Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025 Apple Malus domestica2025 Bastard Cabbage Rapistrum rugosum2025 Fennel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Dunnock +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria scripta · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird +22
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Parent Bug 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Beggarticks · Primrose · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Apple · Bastard Cabbage +13
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025 Primrose Primula vulgaris Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025 Apple Malus domestica2025 Bastard Cabbage Rapistrum rugosum2025 Fennel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmucha grisea
Elasmucha grisea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Anasimyia lineata Anasimyia lineata
Anasimyia lineata Anasimyia lineata
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Foeniculum vulgare2025
Foeniculum vulgare2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
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