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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Sandwell Getting here
52.46306, -2.06461
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Dipper +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Dipper +68 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 — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +154 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +154 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 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 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 West Bromwich to Oldbury Health Walk Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 500+yr old Oak House and along the banks of the River Tame.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW2 WB/O Length 2.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Lye Town History Trail Walking route ▾
Discover the hidden history and architecture of Lye High Street along this clockwise circular trail.
Duration: 54 mins
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Lye & Wollescote Cemetery Trail Walking route ▾
Take a stroll around the tranquil surroundings of The Lye & Wollescote Cemetery to discover the fascinating stories of some of those who shaped the town’s history. Duration: 45 mins
Named route Ref LWCT Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black Heath 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 Bourn Brook Walkway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network 54 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR6 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
25,322 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,322 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Hobby · Peregrine · Little Egret · Kingfisher · Robin +46
Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Southern Hawker · Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Ledra aurita +13
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025 Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae Sneezewort · Giant Hogweed
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,322 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Hobby · Peregrine · Little Egret · Kingfisher · Robin +46
Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Southern Hawker · Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Ledra aurita +13
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025 Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae Sneezewort · Giant Hogweed
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Horsetail Weevil Grypus equiseti2025
Horsetail Weevil Grypus equiseti2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2025
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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