Proud's Lane Open Space 13 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Wolverhampton Getting here
52.57744, -2.07636
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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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Tortoise Bug +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Tortoise Bug +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Hazel, Germander Speedwell +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Hazel, Germander Speedwell +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Ramsons +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 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 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 Sedgley Heritage Trail 1 Walking route 2 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 1 (Short Walk – red) begins at All Saints’ Church and is about 2km (1.25 miles) on flat ground and pavements.
Named route Ref SHT1 Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Sedgley Heritage Trail 2 Walking route 3 km ▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 2 (Long Walk – green) begins at St Andrew’s Church and is about 3km (1.9 miles) with an incline to Beacon Tower and some unpaved sections.
Named route Ref SHT2 Length 3 km Local walking route
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR8 Local cycle route
Show on map Sneyd Junction to Pudding Green Junction Cycling route 16 km ▾
Canalside route passing through the heartlands of the industrial Black Country. Decends using the Walsall locks then rises at Ryders Green Locks.
Distance: 10 miles/16 km (approx)
Duration: 90 min (approx)
Named route Length 16 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,246 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,246 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · House Sparrow +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Tortoise Bug · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Bishop's Mitre · Strawberry-blossom Weevil +15
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Syrphus Syrphus Blackthorn · Hybrid Black-poplar · Bramble · Ivy · Common Nettle +27
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,246 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · House Sparrow +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Tortoise Bug · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Bishop's Mitre · Strawberry-blossom Weevil +15
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Syrphus Syrphus Blackthorn · Hybrid Black-poplar · Bramble · Ivy · Common Nettle +27
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 2025
2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Dense-flowered Fumitory Fumaria densiflora2025
Dense-flowered Fumitory Fumaria densiflora2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Common Orache Atriplex patula2025
Common Orache Atriplex patula2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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