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52.55654, -2.00905
Open directionsv Brunswick Park is a public park in Wednesbury, in West Midlands, England, about 1 kilometre (0. 6 mi) east of the town centre. It is owned and operated by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
Read more on Wikipedia → Urban park Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Broad-leaved Dock, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Broad-leaved Dock, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 Sheepwash Park Circular Health Walk Walking route 900 m ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest site. Route circles the largest forest park in the Black Country- being a reclaimed former brick works and waste tip.
Difficulty: Medium due to unsurfaced paths
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW1 WB/O Length 900 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Squires Walk public footpath · 233 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 233 m Path type: footway
Show on map 128 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 McClean Way 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
Show on map Photos A461 Wood Green Road passing Brunswick Park, Wednesbury
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Wildlife to spot
5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Collared Dove +31
Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Green Shieldbug · Water Ladybird · Water Measurer · Water Scorpion +9
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Beggarticks · Red Valerian · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Apple · Herb-Robert +12
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Apple Malus domestica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola Horse-radish Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Collared Dove +31
Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Green Shieldbug · Water Ladybird · Water Measurer · Water Scorpion +9
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Beggarticks · Red Valerian · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Apple · Herb-Robert +12
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Apple Malus domestica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola Horse-radish Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Anasimyia lineata Anasimyia lineata
Anasimyia lineata Anasimyia lineata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Armoracia rusticana
Armoracia rusticana
Bastard Cabbage Rapistrum rugosum
Bastard Cabbage Rapistrum rugosum
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis
Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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