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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Sandwell Getting here
52.49048, -2.01146
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — 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 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Canada Goose +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 39 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 Dudley Geological Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Discover millions of years of geological history along this heritage trail. This tour allows you to experience
Dudley’s fascinating history through its buildings.
Named route Local 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 The Leasowes Red Walking Trail Walking route 3.3 km ▾
Red trail 3.3km – 1 hour 15 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.
Named route Ref L-R Length 3.3 km 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 107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black Heath Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 SCWIP Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,934 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,934 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Robin +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Red Soldier Beetle +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Syrphus Syrphus Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 2-spot Ladybird Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,934 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Robin +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Red Soldier Beetle +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Syrphus Syrphus Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 2-spot Ladybird Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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