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Places › England › West Midlands › Walsall Getting here
52.60973, -2.00510
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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 🅿️ Field Close Car Park 215m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Field Close Car Park 215m away — 20 car parks within reach £ 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 — Tufted Duck, Magpie, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Magpie, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Saucer Bug +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Saucer Bug +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hawthorn, Lesser Celandine +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hawthorn, Lesser Celandine +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Ramsons +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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 Bilston to Loxdale Health Walk Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 15th century Greyhound & Punchbowl pub and Bradley Arm which is topped up by pumping water out of disused mines.
Difficulty: Medium due to slopes
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW1 BTW Length 2.8 km Point-to-point Local 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 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 [PROPOSED]Sandwell Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sandwell Local Cycle Network (Proposed)
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Walsall Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Walsall Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,198 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,198 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Kingfisher · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Great Tit +38
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Saucer Bug · Water Scorpion · Plea minutissima · Cymatia coleoptrata · Eristalis pertinax +12
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025 Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025 Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025 Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Cherry Plum · Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Pedunculate Oak +30
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ivy Hedera helix Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 Field Maple Acer campestre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,198 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Kingfisher · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Great Tit +38
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Saucer Bug · Water Scorpion · Plea minutissima · Cymatia coleoptrata · Eristalis pertinax +12
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025 Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025 Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025 Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Cherry Plum · Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Pedunculate Oak +30
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ivy Hedera helix Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 Field Maple Acer campestre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2025
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2025
Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei2025
Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata2025
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata2025
Pondweed Bug Mesovelia furcata2025
Pondweed Bug Mesovelia furcata2025
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni2025
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni2025
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025 Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Rosa squarrosa Rosa squarrosa2025
Rosa squarrosa Rosa squarrosa2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2025
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea2025
Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
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