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Kingswood Common - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.62453, -2.24494

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

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

3 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
Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge RingWalking route

'Circuit' of Canals surrounding Dudley & Stourbridge. Follow the fascinating network of junctions and branches through scenery varying from industrial warehouses to suprisingly secluded rural lengths.

Named routeRef BCCRound tripRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 81Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route589 m
Named routeRef 81Length 589 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kingswood Common

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wheel FieldUrban park3.2 km→✦CHILLINGTONHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Bottom FieldUrban park4 km→🌱Patshull ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Albrighton Village ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱The Species GardenUrban park3.8 km→

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