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52.57328, -2.03243
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▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 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
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Sphaerophoria, Red-legged Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Sphaerophoria, Red-legged Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Thale Cress, Groundsel, Daisy +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Thale Cress, Groundsel, Daisy +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 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 Paupers Memorial Trail Walking route 6 km ▾
Trail following history of Paupers in West Bromwich from the first dispensers of poor relief by monks at Sandwell Priory to the Poor Law Workhouse and burial site.
Named route Length 6 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 Walsall Walk of Art Walking route 6.5 km ▾
A specially designed circular canalside walk, starting from Walsall’s New Art Gallery, passing through changing landscapes.
Distance: 4 miles/6.5 km(approx)
Duration: 80 mins(approx)
Named route Ref WWoA Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
McClean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 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 SCWIP Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR3 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
3,465 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,465 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +33
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Sphaerophoria · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Corixa panzeri · Cymatia coleoptrata +14
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Thale Cress · Hyacinth · Daisy · Groundsel · Red Dead-nettle +9
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Daisy Bellis perennis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Holly Ilex aquifolium Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,465 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +33
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Sphaerophoria · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Corixa panzeri · Cymatia coleoptrata +14
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Thale Cress · Hyacinth · Daisy · Groundsel · Red Dead-nettle +9
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Daisy Bellis perennis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Holly Ilex aquifolium Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Myopa testacea Myopa testacea
Myopa testacea Myopa testacea
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
White-sided Cleaver Aglaostigma fulvipes
White-sided Cleaver Aglaostigma fulvipes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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