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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.53131, -2.17322
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +128 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Wood-sorrel, Wild Strawberry +1 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 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 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 Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional 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 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 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Stourbridge Arm Cycle Route 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 National Cycle Network 54 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Local cycle route
Show on map South Staffordshire Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Kingswinford Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Field on the western side of Hawkswell Rough
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Wildlife to spot
16,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,255 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldcrest +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Birch Catkin Bug · Birch Shieldbug +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Broad-leaved Dock · Rhododendron · White Dead-nettle +11
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,255 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldcrest +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Birch Catkin Bug · Birch Shieldbug +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Broad-leaved Dock · Rhododendron · White Dead-nettle +11
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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