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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 424m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 424m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Heather +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Heather +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Four Commons Walk Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named route Length 9.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Clayhanger Common Walk Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Short, circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named route Length 9.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beacon Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Named route Length 40 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood Junction Cycling route 11.2 km ▾
Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way.
Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 11.2 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 393 m ▾
Named route Length 393 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Monkey Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Monkey Trail Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Woodhouses Lane bridleway · 938 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 938 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Christ Church, Burntwood: mid August 2020
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Wildlife to spot
8,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,677 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +28
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whitethroat Curruca communis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Bat · Polecat · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle +4
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Bat Chiroptera Polecat Mustela putorius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · 16-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Denticollis linearis · Lily Beetle +3
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Hawthorn · Elder · Daisy · Heather · Firethorn +36
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Silver Birch Betula pendula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,677 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +28
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whitethroat Curruca communis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Bat · Polecat · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle +4
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Bat Chiroptera Polecat Mustela putorius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · 16-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Denticollis linearis · Lily Beetle +3
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Hawthorn · Elder · Daisy · Heather · Firethorn +36
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Silver Birch Betula pendula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024 Western Marsh-orchid
Western Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza kerryensis2025
Dactylorhiza kerryensis2025
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata2025
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2025
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lamiaceae Lamiaceae2024
Lamiaceae Lamiaceae2024
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2024
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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