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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Potato Capsid +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Potato Capsid +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Daisy, Common Nettle +66 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sycamore, Daisy, Common Nettle +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 Four Commons Walk Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named route Length 9.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Clayhanger Common Walk Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Short, circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named route Length 9.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beacon Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Named route Length 40 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Short Route) Walking route 12.9 km ▾
8-mile circular route based on PRoW and canal towpaths, which would've been used by local miners, iron workers, and farmers. Car Parking at the start on Wood Lane.
Named route Ref FoMTT Length 12.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
SCWIP Cycle Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR15 Local cycle route
Show on map McClean Way 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 Sneyd Junction to Cannock Extension Canal Cycling route 8.8 km ▾
A semi-rural route following the curves of the canal, until it opens out into parkland at the Cannock Extension.
Distance: 5.5 miles/8.8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named route Length 8.8 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood Junction Cycling route 11.2 km ▾
Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way.
Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 11.2 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR7 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,571 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +40
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Shrew Sorex araneus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Potato Capsid · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Water Stick Insect · Water Measurer +52
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Water-Boatman 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Toadflax · Sycamore · Giant Hogweed
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,571 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +40
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Shrew Sorex araneus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Potato Capsid · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Water Stick Insect · Water Measurer +52
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Water-Boatman 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Toadflax · Sycamore · Giant Hogweed
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata
Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Sphaerophoria interrupta Sphaerophoria interrupta
Sphaerophoria interrupta Sphaerophoria interrupta
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis
Sphaerophoria taeniata Sphaerophoria taeniata
Sphaerophoria taeniata Sphaerophoria taeniata
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cryptocephalus labiatus Cryptocephalus labiatus
Cryptocephalus labiatus Cryptocephalus labiatus
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Thryogenes nereis Thryogenes nereis
Thryogenes nereis Thryogenes nereis
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis
Cionus alauda Cionus alauda
Cionus alauda Cionus alauda
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
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