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52.57065, -2.04869
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Primrose, Field Bindweed +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Primrose, Field Bindweed +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 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 Sheepwash Park Circular Health Walk Walking route 900 m ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest site. Route circles the largest forest park in the Black Country- being a reclaimed former brick works and waste tip.
Difficulty: Medium due to unsurfaced paths
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW1 WB/O Length 900 m 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 Sedgley Heritage Trail 1 Walking route 2 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 1 (Short Walk – red) begins at All Saints’ Church and is about 2km (1.25 miles) on flat ground and pavements.
Named route Ref SHT1 Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Sedgley Heritage Trail 2 Walking route 3 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 2 (Long Walk – green) begins at St Andrew’s Church and is about 3km (1.9 miles) with an incline to Beacon Tower and some unpaved sections.
Named route Ref SHT2 Length 3 km Local walking route
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Parkway Cycle Route: Midland Metro Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR8 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Darlaston - George Rose Park
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Wildlife to spot
6,324 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,324 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Collared Dove · Woodpigeon +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Domestic Dog · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Cymatia coleoptrata · Hairy Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis +26
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Peach-leaved Bellflower · Red Clover · Common Knapweed · Field Bindweed +1
Primrose Primula vulgaris Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,324 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Collared Dove · Woodpigeon +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Domestic Dog · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Cymatia coleoptrata · Hairy Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis +26
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Peach-leaved Bellflower · Red Clover · Common Knapweed · Field Bindweed +1
Primrose Primula vulgaris Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri2025
Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Bembidion varium Bembidion varium2025
Bembidion varium Bembidion varium2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Athysanus argentarius Athysanus argentarius2025
Athysanus argentarius Athysanus argentarius2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 2025
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Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025 