Warley Park ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Sandwell Getting here
52.47249, -1.98236
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Horse-chestnut, Garlic Mustard +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 42 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional 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 The Leasowes Red Walking Trail Walking route 3.3 km ▾
Red trail 3.3km – 1 hour 15 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.
Named route Ref L-R Length 3.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Findings Trail Walking route ▾
Tourism/ history walking route from the city centre to the Jewellery Quarter and back. Marked by pavement plates. Designed by Laura Potter
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gimble Walk public footpath · 102 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 102 m Path type: footway
Show on map Peel Walk public footpath · 81 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 81 m Path type: footway
Show on map Gimble Walk public footpath · 40 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 40 m Path type: footway
Show on map 120 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 5 Diversion Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Merrits Brook Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rea Valley Route Cycling route ▾
NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
Named route Ref Rea Valley
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR9 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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15,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus ribesii · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Herb-Robert · Creeping Cinquefoil · Thale Cress · Hawthorn · Cock's-foot +46
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus ribesii · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Herb-Robert · Creeping Cinquefoil · Thale Cress · Hawthorn · Cock's-foot +46
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Varied Carpet Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica' Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'
Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica' Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Huntingdon Elm Ulmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta
Huntingdon Elm Ulmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium 