Darling's Hayes - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.69772, -1.91887
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ 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 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Four Commons Walk Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named route Length 9.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Cannock Chase Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 393 m ▾
Named route Length 393 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Follow the Dog Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Follow the Dog Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Fair Oak Pools Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Sherbrook Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Woodland at the edge of Commonside
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Wildlife to spot
5,306 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,306 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Birch Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird +21
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor Elder · White Clover · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Rosebay Willowherb +43
Elder Sambucus nigra White Clover Trifolium repens Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,306 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Birch Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird +21
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor Elder · White Clover · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Rosebay Willowherb +43
Elder Sambucus nigra White Clover Trifolium repens Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Megacoelum infusum Megacoelum infusum
Megacoelum infusum Megacoelum infusum
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Sepsis Sepsis
Sepsis Sepsis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Lapsana communis subsp. communis Lapsana communis subsp. communis
Lapsana communis subsp. communis Lapsana communis subsp. communis
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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