Rough Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › West Midlands › Walsall Getting here
52.58987, -2.01406
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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 🛝 Playground 116m away — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 10 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 Bilston to Loxdale Health Walk Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 15th century Greyhound & Punchbowl pub and Bradley Arm which is topped up by pumping water out of disused mines.
Difficulty: Medium due to slopes
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW1 BTW Length 2.8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Beacon Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Named route Length 40 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Short Route) Walking route 12.9 km ▾
8-mile circular route based on PRoW and canal towpaths, which would've been used by local miners, iron workers, and farmers. Car Parking at the start on Wood Lane.
Named route Ref FoMTT Length 12.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Long Route) Walking route 16 km ▾
10-mile circular route based on PRoW and canal towpaths, which would've been used by local miners, iron workers, and farmers. Car Parking at start on Wood Lane.
Named route Ref FoMTT Length 16 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
SCWIP Cycle Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR15 Local cycle route
Show on map McClean Way 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 Sneyd Junction to Cannock Extension Canal Cycling route 8.8 km ▾
A semi-rural route following the curves of the canal, until it opens out into parkland at the Cannock Extension.
Distance: 5.5 miles/8.8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named route Length 8.8 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood Junction Cycling route 11.2 km ▾
Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way.
Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 11.2 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR7 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,839 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,839 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Grey Heron · Dunnock +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Saucer Bug · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis tenax +41
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus ribesii Thale Cress · Daisy · Branched Bur-reed · Lords-and-Ladies · Groundsel +25
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Daisy Bellis perennis Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Holly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,839 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Grey Heron · Dunnock +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Saucer Bug · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis tenax +41
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus ribesii Thale Cress · Daisy · Branched Bur-reed · Lords-and-Ladies · Groundsel +25
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Daisy Bellis perennis Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Holly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata
Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata
Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei
Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Anoecia Anoecia
Anoecia Anoecia
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae
Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Neottiglossa pusilla Neottiglossa pusilla
Neottiglossa pusilla Neottiglossa pusilla
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2025
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
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