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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.59277, -2.19036
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Elder, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Elder, Common Nettle +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Elder, Common Nettle +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 Alder Coppice: Yellow Path Walking route ▾
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Named route Ref AC-Y Local walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) Walking route ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map ABCD War Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
A short guide to some of the First and Second World War heritage of the All Saints and the Blakenhall area. This trail explores historic Wolverhampton sites associated with the periods 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.
Named route Ref ABCDW Local walking route
Show on map All Saints' Trail Walking route ▾
Heritage trail around the large former Parish of All Saints along a route traditionally church members would walk to beat set points with canes (known as 'Beating the Bounds) This formed a mental map of the area when maps were rare.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
[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 National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map South Staffordshire Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 493 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 493 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Path along the playing fields
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Wildlife to spot
34,123 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,123 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Robin · Blackbird · Wigeon · Pochard +20
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison2025 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Primrose · Green Alkanet · Hogweed · Garlic Mustard · Lesser Celandine +27
Primrose Primula vulgaris Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterbur Petasites hybridus Common Toadflax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,123 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Robin · Blackbird · Wigeon · Pochard +20
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison2025 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Primrose · Green Alkanet · Hogweed · Garlic Mustard · Lesser Celandine +27
Primrose Primula vulgaris Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterbur Petasites hybridus Common Toadflax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Linaria vulgaris2025
Linaria vulgaris2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2025
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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