Bullmeadow Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.54464, -2.18632
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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 🌿 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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cow Parsley, Yarrow +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Platycheirus albimanus +156 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Platycheirus albimanus +156 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 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 Alder Coppice: Yellow Path Walking route ▾
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Named route Ref AC-Y Local walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barrow Hill Geological Walk Walking route ▾
Self-guided geological walk around Barrow Hill with particular places or features of interest being identified. The reserve may be entered from several access points . The sequence of numbering starts from Vicarage Lane but as the stops are self contained
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sedgley Heritage Trail 1 Walking route 2 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 1 (Short Walk – red) begins at All Saints’ Church and is about 2km (1.25 miles) on flat ground and pavements.
Named route Ref SHT1 Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
[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 National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map South Staffordshire Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Kingswinford Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Sneyd Junction to Horseley Fields Junction Cycling route 9.6 km ▾
Canalside route following the Wyrley & Essington, taking New Cross Bridge, where the towpath changes to the other side of the canal.
Distance: 6 miles/9.6 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 9.6 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Horseley Fields Junction to Factory Junction Cycling route 8 km ▾
This route begins and ends with a pub, and travels through Coseley Tunnel. To avoid the tunnel, leave the canal at Bridgewater Drive and return via Central Drive.
Distance: 5 miles/8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named route Length 8 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,583 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,583 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Kingfisher · Goldcrest · Greenfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +19
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 American Mink · Mole · Hedgehog
American Mink Neovison vison2025 Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Dasysyrphus albostriatus +51
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Yarrow · Wall-rue · Bracken · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +8
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Hart's-Tongue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,583 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Kingfisher · Goldcrest · Greenfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +19
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 American Mink · Mole · Hedgehog
American Mink Neovison vison2025 Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Dasysyrphus albostriatus +51
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Yarrow · Wall-rue · Bracken · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +8
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Hart's-Tongue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Polietes Polietes2025
Polietes Polietes2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Tinodes waeneri Tinodes waeneri2025
Tinodes waeneri Tinodes waeneri2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2025
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
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