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52.54723, -1.99439
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Fryer Tuck — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Fryer Tuck — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Sphaerophoria, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Sphaerophoria, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Urban park — open green space
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 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 Sandwell Park Colliery Trail Walking route 3.2 km ▾
The trail follows the remains of a tramway that was used to transport coal from the Sandwell Park Colliery Jubilee Pit to railway sidings and a canal wharf. It is now an area of natural beauty with plenty of wildlife, scenic views, and roaming livestock.
Named route Ref SPCT Length 3.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Handsworth Park Arts Trail Walking route ▾
Handsworth Park Arts Trail is an exhibition of public art in the natural setting of one of Birmingham's most beautiful parks. Six new pieces are added to many
other features in the Park.
Named route Round trip Local 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 123 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
SCWIP Cycle Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR15 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR9 Local cycle route
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 Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood Junction Cycling route 11.2 km ▾
Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way.
Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 11.2 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Pied Wagtail +46
Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Beggarticks · Canadian Goldenrod · Red Valerian · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Apple +9
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Apple Malus domestica Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola Horse-radish Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Pied Wagtail +46
Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Beggarticks · Canadian Goldenrod · Red Valerian · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Apple +9
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Apple Malus domestica Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola Horse-radish Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Armoracia rusticana
Armoracia rusticana
Bastard Cabbage Rapistrum rugosum
Bastard Cabbage Rapistrum rugosum
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia 