St Benedict Biscop Church
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
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Places › England › West Midlands › South Staffordshire Getting here
52.53667, -2.18376
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tea on the Green — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tea on the Green — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Broad-leaved Dock +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Broad-leaved Dock +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +137 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +137 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 Barrow Hill Geological Walk Walking route ▾
Self-guided geological walk around Barrow Hill with particular places or features of interest being identified. The reserve may be entered from several access points . The sequence of numbering starts from Vicarage Lane but as the stops are self contained
Named route Round trip 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 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stourbridge Arm Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 South Staffordshire Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Kingswinford Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Horseley Fields Junction to Factory Junction Cycling route 8 km ▾
This route begins and ends with a pub, and travels through Coseley Tunnel. To avoid the tunnel, leave the canal at Bridgewater Drive and return via Central Drive.
Distance: 5 miles/8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named route Length 8 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos St Benedict Biscop Church in Wombourne, Staffordshire
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Wildlife to spot
12,963 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,963 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Mallard · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Blackbird +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mole
🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Sphaerophoria scripta +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Platycheirus albimanus 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Broad-leaved Dock · Rhododendron · Bluebell · Wood Anemone +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,963 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Mallard · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Blackbird +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mole
🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Sphaerophoria scripta +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Platycheirus albimanus 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Broad-leaved Dock · Rhododendron · Bluebell · Wood Anemone +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Polietes Polietes2025
Polietes Polietes2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium2025
Achillea millefolium2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2025
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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