Willingsworth Linear Park 39 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 39 ha
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52.54934, -2.05506
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Brown Hawker, 22-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Brown Hawker, 22-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 37 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 Dudley Geological Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Discover millions of years of geological history along this heritage trail. This tour allows you to experience
Dudley’s fascinating history through its buildings.
Named route Local 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 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 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 103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR9 Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR12 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 Parkway Cycle Route: Midland Metro Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network 54 (removed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,319 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,319 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +35
Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Bat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Bat Chiroptera2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Cymatia coleoptrata · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Corixa panzeri · Punctate Corixa +4
Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri2025 Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025 Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Beggarticks · Primrose · Red Clover · Clustered Dock · Salix caprea subsp. caprea +10
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025 Primrose Primula vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2025 Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea2025 Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,319 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +35
Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Bat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Bat Chiroptera2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Cymatia coleoptrata · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Corixa panzeri · Punctate Corixa +4
Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri2025 Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025 Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Beggarticks · Primrose · Red Clover · Clustered Dock · Salix caprea subsp. caprea +10
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa2025 Primrose Primula vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2025 Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea2025 Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 2025
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Bembidion varium Bembidion varium2025
Bembidion varium Bembidion varium2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 2025
2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris2025
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium2025
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium2025 