Getting here
52.49890, -2.23347
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
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
- 🅿️Parking 460m away — 4 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
- 🅿️Parking 460m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +82 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug, Green Tiger Beetle +66 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bracken, Heather, Valerianella +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Heather, Valerianella +20 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Common Nettle
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
The Crystal Canal WalkWalking route5 km
A canalside walk through Britain's heart of glass. Stourbridge became world-famous for making iron and glass. To discover why, follow this trail along Town Arm of the Stourbridge Canal to Britain’s most complete working ‘glass cone’.
Mining Bee TrailWalking route
Oil Beetle TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Stourbridge Arm Cycle RouteCycling route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route
Kingswinford Railway WalkCycling route
Stourbridge Circular (Leys Junction to Delph Locks)Cycling route14 km
Follow Stourbridge Canal down scenic locks, then takeStourbridge Town Arm to Bonded Warehouse, follow NCR54 through suburbia, rejoinin the canal at Black Delph and go left at Leys Junction to return to Dell Sports Centre. Route includes low footbridge!
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