Getting here
52.52453, -2.16705
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +124 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +124 more · last seen 2026
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
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Wood-sorrel, Red Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Sculpture Trail (Saltwells LNR)Walking route1 km
Sculpture trail around a bluebell covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve.
Alder Coppice: Yellow PathWalking route
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Doulton Trail (Saltwells LNR)Walking route1.5 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.
🚴Cycling
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 54Cycling route
Stourbridge Arm Cycle RouteCycling route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
National Cycle Network 54 (removed)Cycling route
South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route
Kingswinford Railway WalkCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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