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52.58006, -2.00961
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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 🛝 Playground 114m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 114m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thale Cress, Daisy, Groundsel +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Thale Cress, Daisy, Groundsel +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
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 Bilston to Loxdale Health Walk Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 15th century Greyhound & Punchbowl pub and Bradley Arm which is topped up by pumping water out of disused mines.
Difficulty: Medium due to slopes
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named route Ref HW1 BTW Length 2.8 km Point-to-point Local 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 79 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
8,015 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,015 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Saucer Bug · Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Cymatia coleoptrata · Hesperocorixa linnaei · Birch Shieldbug +5
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Thale Cress · Daisy · Groundsel · Hyacinth · Red Dead-nettle +22
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Daisy Bellis perennis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Holly Ilex aquifolium Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,015 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Saucer Bug · Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Cymatia coleoptrata · Hesperocorixa linnaei · Birch Shieldbug +5
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Thale Cress · Daisy · Groundsel · Hyacinth · Red Dead-nettle +22
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Daisy Bellis perennis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Holly Ilex aquifolium Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2025
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2025
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Box Buxus sempervirens2025
Box Buxus sempervirens2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Shrub Ragwort Brachyglottis x jubar2025
Shrub Ragwort Brachyglottis x jubar2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
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