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The Butts Spinney

9 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Spinney Mountain State Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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52.60153, -2.26329

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Common Poppy · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Poppy · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge RingWalking route

'Circuit' of Canals surrounding Dudley & Stourbridge. Follow the fascinating network of junctions and branches through scenery varying from industrial warehouses to suprisingly secluded rural lengths.

Named routeRef BCCRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 81Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,395 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,395 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +54

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,395 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +54

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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