Sheepwash Park Local Nature Reserve 103 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 103 ha
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52.52329, -2.03653
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Sheepwash Local Nature Reserve 2m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Sheepwash Local Nature Reserve 2m 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 — Coot, Moorhen, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 22-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 22-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tower Mustard, Kidney Vetch, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Tower Mustard, Kidney Vetch, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 38 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 Sculpture Trail (Saltwells LNR) Walking route 1 km ▾
Sculpture trail around a bluebell covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve.
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dudley Geological Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Discover millions of years of geological history along this heritage trail. This tour allows you to experience
Dudley’s fascinating history through its buildings.
Named route Local 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 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 127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
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 SCWIP Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR1 Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR2 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Larger Balancing Lake (Sheepwash Urban Park)
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Wildlife to spot
11,797 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,797 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mallard +45
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Paracorixa concinna · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Migrant Hawker +2
Paracorixa concinna Paracorixa concinna Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Beggarticks · Kidney Vetch · Tower Mustard · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Coltsfoot +19
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025 Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2025 Tower Mustard Turritis glabra2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,797 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mallard +45
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Paracorixa concinna · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Migrant Hawker +2
Paracorixa concinna Paracorixa concinna Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Beggarticks · Kidney Vetch · Tower Mustard · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Coltsfoot +19
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025 Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2025 Tower Mustard Turritis glabra2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium 2025
2025
White Melilot Melilotus albus2025
White Melilot Melilotus albus2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2025
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris2025
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Toadflax Linaria2025
Toadflax Linaria2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2025
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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