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Places › England › West Midlands › Dudley Getting here
52.46213, -2.14718
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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 ☕ Little Green Olive — 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 ☕ Little Green Olive — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Limnephilus lunatus +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Limnephilus lunatus +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Butterfly-bush +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Butterfly-bush +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 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 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 Down The Bumble Hole- Windmill End Trail Walking route 3 km ▾
Short trail exploring Windmill End- a tranquil Black Country spot. Today, featuring birdsong, cyclists and water voles. Yet in the 1700/1800s it was a noisy, dirty workshop lined with factories, boatyards, blast furnaces and collieries.
Named route Ref WET Length 3 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 38 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 cycle route Cradley Heath to Old Hill Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR10 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
49,129 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,129 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackcap · Greenfinch · Long-tailed Tit +35
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Neophilaenus lineatus · Limnephilus lunatus · Cream-spot Ladybird +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Broom · Greater Periwinkle · Common Comfrey · Garden Grape-hyacinth +8
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Broom Cytisus scoparius Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,129 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackcap · Greenfinch · Long-tailed Tit +35
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Neophilaenus lineatus · Limnephilus lunatus · Cream-spot Ladybird +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Broom · Greater Periwinkle · Common Comfrey · Garden Grape-hyacinth +8
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Broom Cytisus scoparius Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura2025
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura2025
Trichoceridae Trichoceridae2025
Trichoceridae Trichoceridae2025
Aphid Aphididae2025
Aphid Aphididae2025
Halesus Halesus2025
Halesus Halesus2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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