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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.52317, -2.16750
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Gallery Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Gallery Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Wood-sorrel, Red Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 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 Doulton Trail (Saltwells LNR) Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Walking trail around a bluebell-covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve. Includes one long and steep flight of stairs but generally good surfaced paths and gentle gradients.
Named route Length 1.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 35 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 Northern boundary track in Himley Park, Staffordshire
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Wildlife to spot
20,066 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,066 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Magpie · Robin +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Broad-leaved Dock · Rhododendron · White Dead-nettle +9
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 20,066 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Magpie · Robin +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Broad-leaved Dock · Rhododendron · White Dead-nettle +9
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
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
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
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
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
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii 