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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.40017, -2.23283
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Broadwaters Community Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Broadwaters Community Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +114 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 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
North Worcestershire PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Ribbesford Circular TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeRef RCTLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 49Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 49Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Carving of a squirrel in Broadwaters Park, Stourbridge Road, Broadwaters, Kidderminster
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Wildlife to spot
25,300 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,300 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Robin +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +44
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Banded Demoiselle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,300 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Robin +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +44
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Banded Demoiselle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens2025
Calopteryx splendens2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2025Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Helina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaJet AntLasius fuliginosusJet AntLasius fuliginosusEremocoris fenestratusEremocoris fenestratus2025Eremocoris fenestratusEremocoris fenestratus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025PlectrocnemiaPlectrocnemia2025PlectrocnemiaPlectrocnemia2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025LimnephilusLimnephilus2025LimnephilusLimnephilus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Dromius agilisDromius agilis2025Dromius agilisDromius agilis2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans2025Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans2025Black ColonelOdontomyia tigrina2025Black ColonelOdontomyia tigrina2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Long-horned GeneralStratiomys longicornis2025Long-horned GeneralStratiomys longicornis2025Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2025Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2025Flecked GeneralStratiomys singularior2025Flecked GeneralStratiomys singularior2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025