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▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis tenax, Brown Hawker +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis tenax, Brown Hawker +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 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 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 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 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 Bilston to Loxdale Health Walk Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 15th century Greyhound & Punchbowl pub and Bradley Arm which is topped up by pumping water out of disused mines.
Difficulty: Medium due to slopes
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW1 BTW Length 2.8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 108 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
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 Sneyd Junction to Cannock Extension Canal Cycling route 8.8 km ▾
A semi-rural route following the curves of the canal, until it opens out into parkland at the Cannock Extension.
Distance: 5.5 miles/8.8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named route Length 8.8 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Parkway Cycle Route: Midland Metro Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,981 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,981 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Peregrine · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Bat · Domestic Dog · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Corixa panzeri · Cymatia coleoptrata · Punctate Corixa · Eristalis tenax
Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Mugwort · Clustered Dock · Bramble · Silver Birch · Great Willowherb +42
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Silver Birch Betula pendula Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Elder Sambucus nigra Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,981 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Peregrine · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Bat · Domestic Dog · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Corixa panzeri · Cymatia coleoptrata · Punctate Corixa · Eristalis tenax
Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Mugwort · Clustered Dock · Bramble · Silver Birch · Great Willowherb +42
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Silver Birch Betula pendula Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Elder Sambucus nigra Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Franchet's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster franchetii
Franchet's Cotoneaster Cotoneaster franchetii
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Eastern Rocket Sisymbrium orientale
Eastern Rocket Sisymbrium orientale
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Narrow-leaved Pepperwort Lepidium ruderale
Narrow-leaved Pepperwort Lepidium ruderale
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
White Dogwood Cornus alba
White Dogwood Cornus alba
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Osier Salix viminalis
Osier Salix viminalis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
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