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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 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 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 on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Chiffchaff +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Chiffchaff +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +116 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Lesser Celandine, Bluebell +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Lesser Celandine, Bluebell +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hazel, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species
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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 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 Barrow Hill Geological Walk Walking route ▾
Self-guided geological walk around Barrow Hill with particular places or features of interest being identified. The reserve may be entered from several access points . The sequence of numbering starts from Vicarage Lane but as the stops are self contained
Named route 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 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
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 National Cycle Network 54 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dudley Port Circular Cycling route 14 km ▾
Follow The Gower Branch, then turn right back onto The Old Main Line. For a more challenging route, continue along The New Main Line and cross at Bromford Junction. Take the ramp access to The Old Main Line and double back, crossing Blakeley Hall Bridge.
Named route Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
24,766 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 64 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis tenax · Platycheirus scutatus +59
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Chicory · Common Poppy · Hawthorn · Common Knapweed +19
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Chicory Cichorium intybus2025 Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 Marsh-marigold Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 64 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis tenax · Platycheirus scutatus +59
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Chicory · Common Poppy · Hawthorn · Common Knapweed +19
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Chicory Cichorium intybus2025 Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 Marsh-marigold Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Bridgman’s Bean-galler Euura bridgmanii2025
Bridgman’s Bean-galler Euura bridgmanii2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis2025
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Bird Blowfly Protocalliphora azurea2025
Bird Blowfly Protocalliphora azurea2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Aphrodes makarovi Aphrodes makarovi2025
Aphrodes makarovi Aphrodes makarovi2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2025
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2025
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025