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Places › England › West Midlands › Sandwell Getting here
52.47491, -2.00669
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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 🅿️ Parking 149m 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 🅿️ Parking 149m away — 20 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +112 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +112 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 35 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 West Bromwich to Oldbury Health Walk Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 500+yr old Oak House and along the banks of the River Tame.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW2 WB/O Length 2.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map The Leasowes Red Walking Trail Walking route 3.3 km ▾
Red trail 3.3km – 1 hour 15 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.
Named route Ref L-R Length 3.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Down The Bumble Hole- Windmill End Trail Walking route 3 km ▾
Short trail exploring Windmill End- a tranquil Black Country spot. Today, featuring birdsong, cyclists and water voles. Yet in the 1700/1800s it was a noisy, dirty workshop lined with factories, boatyards, blast furnaces and collieries.
Named route Ref WET Length 3 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Sandwell Park Colliery Trail Walking route 3.2 km ▾
The trail follows the remains of a tramway that was used to transport coal from the Sandwell Park Colliery Jubilee Pit to railway sidings and a canal wharf. It is now an area of natural beauty with plenty of wildlife, scenic views, and roaming livestock.
Named route Ref SPCT Length 3.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black Heath Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR9 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 Jewellery Quarter Pop Up Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop Up Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Brandhall Road Joining the Wolverhampton Road Bristnall Fields
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Wildlife to spot
16,785 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,785 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird +35
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Syrphus Syrphus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cuckoo-Spit Insect Raspberry · Common Liverwort
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,785 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird +35
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Syrphus Syrphus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cuckoo-Spit Insect Raspberry · Common Liverwort
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Philaenus spumarius
Philaenus spumarius
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Muscina levida Muscina levida
Muscina levida Muscina levida
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Hydromyza livens Hydromyza livens
Hydromyza livens Hydromyza livens
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 