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52.58011, -1.97985
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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 ☕ Asda Café — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Asda Café — 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🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Smooth Sow-thistle +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Smooth Sow-thistle +73 more · last seen 2026
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 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 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 Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Long Route) Walking route 16 km ▾
10-mile circular route based on PRoW and canal towpaths, which would've been used by local miners, iron workers, and farmers. Car Parking at start on Wood Lane.
Named route Ref FoMTT Length 16 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 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
24,189 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,189 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Parent Bug · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird +30
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Primrose · Beggarticks · Hawthorn · Common Toadflax +2
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Primula vulgaris Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,189 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Parent Bug · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird +30
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Primrose · Beggarticks · Hawthorn · Common Toadflax +2
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Primula vulgaris Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
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-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
German Cockroach Blattella germanica
German Cockroach Blattella germanica 2025
2025
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2025
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2025 