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Windmill End
West Midlands, West Midlands
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Days out around Windmill End – lakes, viewpoints, hills, nature reserves and more, including 5 in Windmill End itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌄 Viewpoints
Darby's Hill Birmingham Viewpoint
Oakham · 1.2 miles
View of Oldbury and Birmingham City Centre Skyline
Darby's Hill Dudley Viewpoint
Oakham · 1.2 miles
View of Dudley Castle, Wren's Nest, Sedgley Beacon
Brummichum View
Rounds Green · 1.9 miles
Viewpoint of Birmingham and Eastern Black Country
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⛰️ Hills & peaks
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🌿 Nature reserves
Warrens Hall Nature Reserve Black Country Geosite
Springfield · 0.6 miles
A mixture of former industrial sites and natural habitats characterises the Warren’s Hall Country Park, a local nature reserve managed by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Situated on the eastern edge of Netherton, roughly 1.5 miles south of Dudley and bordering Dudley Metropolitan Borough, the reserve lies close to the town of Springfield. The area incorporates grassland, ponds, canals and small wooded sections, and marks the entrance to the Netherton Canal Tunnel. Its landscape overlays former farmland and the locations of the Windmill Hill and Warren’s Hall collieries, with visible remnants such as Cobb’s Engine House and the Dudley No. 2 Canal. The reserve was officially designated as a local nature reserve in 1996. Visitors can reach the site by car via Dudley Road, and a visitor centre positioned beside the Dudley No. 2 Canal on the Bumble Hole side supplies information for both Warren’s Hall and the adjoining Bumble Hole Nature Reserve. Two of the small pools permit angling for a fee, subject to specific conditions. The visitor centre also offers guidance on the surrounding features, including the Blow Cold Bank Colliery spoil heap, now covered in grass. No additional admission charges are mentioned for general entry, and the facilities focus on interpreting the reserve’s industrial heritage alongside its current ecological assets.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Saltwells National Nature Reserve Black Country Geosite
Pear Tree Lane - Industrial Estate · 1.2 miles
The site offers a rare combination of natural woodland, grassland and industrial archaeology within the West Midlands. Established in 1981, the 247-acre Saltwells Local Nature Reserve lies in the Netherton area, roughly two miles south of Dudley and adjacent to the Pear Tree Lane industrial estate. Its boundaries follow the Cinderbank Road (A459) to the north-east and the A4100 to the south, while the Tipsyford and Mousesweet brooks mark its western edge. Within the reserve lie two Sites of Special Scientific Interest – Doulton’s Claypit and Brewin’s Canal Section – and a scheduled ancient monument that records medieval coal-mining activity. Visitors can walk along Hall Lane, the historic route to the demolished Netherton Hall, and encounter the small Daphne Pool set among gorse-covered slopes of Netherton Hill. The southern portion, Saltwells Wood, is an 18th-century plantation noted for bluebell carpets in spring and contains wooden and metal sculptures created with input from local schools and artists. Remains of opencast and underground coal extraction, as well as the canal cutting dating from the 1858 improvements, are visible along the paths. The Saltwells Inn, an 18th-century public house within the reserve, provides traditional British pub fare and local ales, offering a convenient stop for walkers. No specific admission fee or opening hours are detailed. Access is via Cinderbank Road (A459), the A4100 and the footpaths that run through the reserve.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🌳 Parks & gardens
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
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🏚️ Ruins
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🖼️ Galleries
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🛝 Playgrounds
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Windmill End.
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