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52.50199, -2.03563
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Syrphus +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Syrphus +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Kidney Vetch, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Daisy +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Kidney Vetch, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Daisy +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 41 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 Sculpture Trail (Saltwells LNR) Walking route 1 km ▾
Sculpture trail around a bluebell covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve.
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local 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 The Leasowes Red Walking Trail Walking route 3.3 km ▾
Red trail 3.3km – 1 hour 15 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.
Named route Ref L-R Length 3.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 116 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR1 Local cycle route
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23,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,109 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch · Wren +40
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Agonum thoreyi Agonum thoreyi Water Stick Insect 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kidney Vetch · Tower Mustard · Beggarticks · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Guernsey Fleabane +8
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Tower Mustard Turritis glabra Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis White Melilot Melilotus albus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,109 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch · Wren +40
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Agonum thoreyi Agonum thoreyi Water Stick Insect 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kidney Vetch · Tower Mustard · Beggarticks · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Guernsey Fleabane +8
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Tower Mustard Turritis glabra Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis White Melilot Melilotus albus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Field Pansy
Field Pansy
Viola arvensis
Viola arvensis
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Toadflax Linaria
Toadflax Linaria
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria 