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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hogweed, Green Snowdrop, Lords-and-Ladies +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Green Snowdrop, Lords-and-Ladies +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham
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 56 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
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Wildlife to spot
2,709 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Woodpigeon +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Wood Mouse · Mole · Common Shrew · Pygmy Shrew · Bank Vole +8
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Mole Talpa europaea Common Shrew Sorex araneus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Migrant Hawker · Eupeodes luniger · Broad-bodied Chaser +10
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis Hogweed · Hawthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Green Snowdrop · Dogwood +44
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Woodpigeon +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Wood Mouse · Mole · Common Shrew · Pygmy Shrew · Bank Vole +8
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Mole Talpa europaea Common Shrew Sorex araneus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Migrant Hawker · Eupeodes luniger · Broad-bodied Chaser +10
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis Hogweed · Hawthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Green Snowdrop · Dogwood +44
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024 Bracken
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum2025
Pteridium aquilinum2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
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
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
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
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
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
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2025
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2025
Yellow Buckeye Aesculus flava2024
Yellow Buckeye Aesculus flava2024
Walnut Juglans regia2024
Walnut Juglans regia2024
Black Walnut Juglans nigra2024
Black Walnut Juglans nigra2024
Mistletoe Viscum album2024
Mistletoe Viscum album2024
Lamiaceae Lamiaceae2024
Lamiaceae Lamiaceae2024
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2024
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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