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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Cat's-ear, Meadow Buttercup +72 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Cat's-ear, Meadow Buttercup +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Willow Aphid, Migrant Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Willow Aphid, Migrant Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point 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 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map McClean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 393 m ▾
Named route Length 393 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Woodhouses Lane bridleway · 938 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 938 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
5,515 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,515 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Bat · Polecat · Pipistrelle · Muntjac
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Bat Chiroptera Polecat Mustela putorius Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Denticollis linearis · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hogweed · Cat's-ear · Meadow Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Cock's-foot +70
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,515 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Bat · Polecat · Pipistrelle · Muntjac
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Bat Chiroptera Polecat Mustela putorius Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Denticollis linearis · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hogweed · Cat's-ear · Meadow Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Cock's-foot +70
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 2025
2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Western Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza kerryensis2025
Western Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza kerryensis2025
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata2025
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2025
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Lamiaceae Lamiaceae2024
Lamiaceae Lamiaceae2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Broom Cytisus scoparius2024
Broom Cytisus scoparius2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2024
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2024
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2024
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2024
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2024
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024
Bulrush Typha latifolia2024
Bulrush Typha latifolia2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2024
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2024
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2024
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2024
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
White Campion Silene latifolia2024
White Campion Silene latifolia2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
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