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Swindon Rough

8 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.50941, -2.20576

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Broad-leaved Dock +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Broad-leaved Dock +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Alder Coppice: Yellow PathWalking route

The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve

Named routeRef AC-YLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route
Barrow Hill Geological WalkWalking 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 routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Crystal Canal WalkWalking route5 km

A canalside walk through Britain's heart of glass. Stourbridge became world-famous for making iron and glass. To discover why, follow this trail along Town Arm of the Stourbridge Canal to Britain’s most complete working ‘glass cone’.

Named routeRef CCWLength 5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Stourbridge Arm Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Kingswinford Railway WalkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Stourbridge Circular (Leys Junction to Delph Locks)Cycling route14 km

Follow Stourbridge Canal down scenic locks, then takeStourbridge Town Arm to Bonded Warehouse, follow NCR54 through suburbia, rejoinin the canal at Black Delph and go left at Leys Junction to return to Dell Sports Centre. Route includes low footbridge!

Named routeLength 14 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track into Swindon Rough woods in Staffordshire

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into Swindon Rough woods in Staffordshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Baggeridge Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🏞️HIGHGATE COMMONCountry park2.1 km→🦉HIGHGATENature reserve2.1 km→🏞️BAGGERIDGECountry park4.5 km→🦉BAGGERIDGE COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Himley ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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