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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.44692, -2.25433
Open directionsv 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 97m away — 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 97m away — 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Tiger Beetle +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Tiger Beetle +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Navelwort, Foxglove, Bluebell +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Navelwort, Foxglove, Bluebell +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Red Dead-nettle, Blackthorn +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 36 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 North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Habberley Valley Circular Walk Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Local walking route
Show on map Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring Walking route ▾
'Circuit' of Canals surrounding Dudley & Stourbridge. Follow the fascinating network of junctions and branches through scenery varying from industrial warehouses to suprisingly secluded rural lengths.
Named route Ref BCC Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Blakeshall Trail, Kinver Edge Walking route 3.6 km ▾
Medium difficulty through the woodland and conifer plantation with some steep slopes passing the unique Vale's Rock Houses.
https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/kinver-edge-and-the-rock-houses-national-trust
Named route Length 3.6 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Swallow · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +40
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Badger · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Primrose · Bluebell · Blackthorn · Navelwort +3
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Primrose Primula vulgaris Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Gorse Ulex europaeus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Swallow · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +40
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Badger · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Primrose · Bluebell · Blackthorn · Navelwort +3
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Primrose Primula vulgaris Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Gorse Ulex europaeus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum2025
Lonicera periclymenum2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025 