Saltwells Local Nature Reserve, Dudley

Name: Saltwells Local Nature Reserve
Address: Saltwells Lane, Dudley, DY5 1AX, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1384 812795

#12 among attractions in Dudley

Park, Relax in park, Nature and wildlife

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Facts and practical information

Saltwells Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Netherton area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough in West Midlands, England. The reserve, created in 1981, covers 247 acres and includes Saltwells Wood and part of Netherton Hill within its boundaries. The reserve encloses two Sites of Special Scientific Interest and one scheduled ancient monument. ()

Created: 1981Elevation: 390 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°28'54"N, 2°5'59"W

Address

Saltwells LaneDudley (Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood)Dudley DY5 1AX United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1384 812795

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Day trips

Saltwells Local Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: intu Merry Hill, Delph Locks, Church of St Andrew, Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve.

0.5 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
intu Merry Hill, Dudley
12 min walk • The Merry Hill Shopping Centre is a shopping mall in Brierley Hill near Dudley, England. It was developed between 1985 and 1990, with several subsequent expansion and renovation projects.
1 miSW
Canal
Delph Locks, Dudley
25 min walk • Delph Locks or the Delph Nine are a series of eight narrow canal locks on the Dudley No. 1 Canal in Brierley Hill, in the West Midlands, England.
0.7 miNE
Church
Church of St Andrew, Dudley
18 min walk • The Church of St Andrew, Netherton is an Anglican parish church situated in Netherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. The building was designed by Thomas Lee and it opened in 1830. In 1844 it became the parish church for Netherton.
1.4 miNE
Park
Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve, Dudley
35 min walk • Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Netherton area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough in the county of West Midlands, England. This former industrial area now features canals, ponds, grassland and wooded areas. The reserve lies adjacent to the Warren's Hall Local Nature Reserve. It was declared a local nature reserve in 1996.
1.1 miN
Bridge
Parkhead Viaduct, Dudley
28 min walk • Parkhead Viaduct is a railway viaduct in Dudley, West Midlands, England. The original viaduct was a wooden structure erected in 1850 to carry the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway over Parkhead Locks on the Dudley Canal, near to the southern mouth of the Dudley Tunnel.
1 miW
Area
Brierley Hill, Birmingham
26 min walk • Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.5 miles south of Dudley and 2 miles north of Stourbridge.
0.8 miNW
Canal
Pensnett Canal, Dudley
22 min walk • The Pensnett Canal, also called Lord Ward's Canal was a private 1.25 miles long canal near Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England, which opened in 1840 and served the industrial enterprises of Lord Dudley's Estate. The engineer was Mathew Frost.
1.3 miNW
Canal
Fens Pools, Dudley
34 min walk • Fens Pools is a 37.6 hectare biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1989. under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Country Trust.
1.1 miSE
Church
Cradley Heath Baptist Church, Dudley
28 min walk • Cradley Heath Baptist Church, also known as Four-ways Baptist Church, was the first Church of any denomination to build a chapel in Cradley Heath, West Midlands. The first meeting was in December 1833, in Grainger's Lane.
0.9 miNE
Town, Area
Netherton, Dudley
24 min walk • Netherton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, 1.5 miles south of Dudley town centre in the West Midlands of England, but historically in Worcestershire.
1.4 miNE
Canal
Bumble Hole Branch Canal, Dudley
37 min walk • The present day Bumble Hole Branch Canal and Boshboil Branch surround Bumble Hole, a water-filled clay pit, in Bumble Hole and Warren's Hall Nature Reserve, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England. They formed a looped part of the original Dudley No.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Saltwells Local Nature Reserve?

Nearby attractions include Netherton Reservoir, Dudley (8 min walk), Mushroom Green, Dudley (12 min walk), Church of St Andrew, Dudley (18 min walk), Pensnett Canal, Dudley (22 min walk).

How to get to Saltwells Local Nature Reserve by public transport?

The nearest stations to Saltwells Local Nature Reserve:

Bus

D • Lines: 15, 15A (11 min walk)
E • Lines: 250 (11 min walk)

Train

Cradley Heath (24 min walk)