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52.51598, -2.15365
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 250m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 250m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Plea minutissima +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Plea minutissima +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Wild Strawberry, Ramsons
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Hart's-Tongue, Red Dead-nettle +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Hart's-Tongue, Red Dead-nettle +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 Doulton Trail (Saltwells LNR) Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Walking trail around a bluebell-covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve. Includes one long and steep flight of stairs but generally good surfaced paths and gentle gradients.
Named route Length 1.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Stourbridge Arm Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 National Cycle Network 54 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Local cycle route
Show on map cycle route Cradley Heath to Old Hill Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR10 Local cycle route
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17,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Goldcrest +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Badger
Common Flower Bug · Hesperocorixa moesta · Plea minutissima · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Birch Catkin Bug +1
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Hesperocorixa moesta Hesperocorixa moesta2025 Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025 Birch Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Hart's-Tongue · Red Dead-nettle · Green Snowdrop · Snowdrop +1
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Goldcrest +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Badger
Common Flower Bug · Hesperocorixa moesta · Plea minutissima · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Birch Catkin Bug +1
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Hesperocorixa moesta Hesperocorixa moesta2025 Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025 Birch Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Hart's-Tongue · Red Dead-nettle · Green Snowdrop · Snowdrop +1
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
