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52.50517, -2.01118
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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 welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 35 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 Dudley Geological Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Discover millions of years of geological history along this heritage trail. This tour allows you to experience
Dudley’s fascinating history through its buildings.
Named route Local 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 Down The Bumble Hole- Windmill End Trail Walking route 3 km ▾
Short trail exploring Windmill End- a tranquil Black Country spot. Today, featuring birdsong, cyclists and water voles. Yet in the 1700/1800s it was a noisy, dirty workshop lined with factories, boatyards, blast furnaces and collieries.
Named route Ref WET Length 3 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 118 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 Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black Heath 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
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Wildlife to spot
15,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,239 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Magpie · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +37
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Platycheirus albimanus +38
Syrphus Syrphus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Alder Leaf Beetle 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Beggarticks · Cow Parsley · Germander Speedwell
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,239 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Magpie · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +37
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Platycheirus albimanus +38
Syrphus Syrphus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Alder Leaf Beetle 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Beggarticks · Cow Parsley · Germander Speedwell
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Platycheirus tarsalis Platycheirus tarsalis
Platycheirus tarsalis Platycheirus tarsalis
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 