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Places › England › West Midlands › Walsall Getting here
52.61315, -1.97965
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Swift, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Four Commons Walk Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named route Length 9.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Clayhanger Common Walk Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Short, circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named route Length 9.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beacon Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Named route Length 40 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Short Route) Walking route 12.9 km ▾
8-mile circular route based on PRoW and canal towpaths, which would've been used by local miners, iron workers, and farmers. Car Parking at the start on Wood Lane.
Named route Ref FoMTT Length 12.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
McClean Way 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 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 Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood Junction Cycling route 11.2 km ▾
Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way.
Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 11.2 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map [PROPOSED]Sandwell Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sandwell Local Cycle Network (Proposed)
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Walsall Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Walsall Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,552 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,552 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Tawny Owl · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Otter · Common Pipistrelle · Common Shrew +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Common Shrew Sorex araneus Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer · Marmalade Hoverfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Cabbage Bug +57
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Hazel · Hornbeam · Heather · Sycamore · Yarrow +10
Hazel Corylus avellana Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Heather Calluna vulgaris Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,552 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Tawny Owl · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Otter · Common Pipistrelle · Common Shrew +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Common Shrew Sorex araneus Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer · Marmalade Hoverfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Cabbage Bug +57
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Hazel · Hornbeam · Heather · Sycamore · Yarrow +10
Hazel Corylus avellana Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Heather Calluna vulgaris Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Syrphus
Syrphus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Capsus ater Capsus ater
Capsus ater Capsus ater
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Neocrepidodera transversa Neocrepidodera transversa
Neocrepidodera transversa Neocrepidodera transversa
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2024
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Buttercup Ranunculus
Buttercup Ranunculus
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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