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Places › England › West Midlands › Walsall Getting here
52.64313, -1.93524
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Church Road (A) Car Park 230m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Church Road (A) Car Park 230m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National 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 66 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 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 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 Sneyd Junction to Pudding Green Junction Cycling route 16 km ▾
Canalside route passing through the heartlands of the industrial Black Country. Decends using the Walsall locks then rises at Ryders Green Locks.
Distance: 10 miles/16 km (approx)
Duration: 90 min (approx)
Named route Length 16 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 Photos Pool on Clayhanger Common
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Wildlife to spot
29,615 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,615 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +33
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug +60
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri Water Measurer Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,615 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +33
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug +60
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri Water Measurer Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hydrometra stagnorum
Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Small Birch Mining Sawfly Fenusa pumila
Small Birch Mining Sawfly Fenusa pumila
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dusky Ant Formica fusca
Dusky Ant Formica fusca
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Plea minutissima Plea minutissima
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