The Top 5 Natural Monuments around Essington
Essington’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 5
beautiful natural monuments around Essington. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Essington. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: December 19, 2025
Fairoak Pools
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Just beautiful to watch the sunshine on the water. To sit in peace in the sunshine and take it all in.
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Castle Ring Iron Age Hill Fort
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Castle Ring is an Iron Age hill fort that occupies the highest spot in Cannock Chase. Roughly 2,500 years old, the fort would have been an important settlement in Iron …
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Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve
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Wren's Nest in Dudley has been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest and important geosite since 1956 for its exceptional limestone geology. Rocks and fossils here have been declared as old as up to 429 million years ago!
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Shoal Hill Bundle Beeches
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The bundle beeches are quite a sight. These ancient trees were planted close together, supposedly to improve the view from Hatherton Hall. As they grew their branches fused together creating …
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View from Beacon Hill Quarries
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Beacon Hill Quarries in Wolverhampton is not only a wonderful place to walk, but also an important geosite that homes fossils of up to 420 million years old.
The quarry …
The quarry …
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