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Windsor Avenue, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 4BN

The view in Penn, Wolverhampton.

Looking north-west towards housing in Windsor Avenue. I have lived nearby for nearly 48 years and this is the first time I have set foot in these fields in Penn, Wolverhampton. Five full sized football pitches are available, plus one junior sized pitch. The colourful red-stemmed shrub on the right is a variety of dogwood. This image was taken at 12:00 GMT (UTC) on Christmas Day in 2022. Plenty of dog-walkers were about, but no footballers. Cloudy and bright with occasional shafts of sunlight. Wind south-south-west Force 2-3 Temperature 9·5°C

Looking north-east towards Windsor Avenue Road. On Windsor Avenue Playing Fields between Warstones and Penn there are five full size football pitches, and a further junior size pitch. Changing rooms, and parking for about fifty cars are by the Pinfold Lane entrance. There are also some areas of woodland with some very mature trees, and a children's play area near the Linton Road entrance (off to the right). This Christmas Day 2022 image was taken shortly after midday.

Looking north-east towards Windsor Avenue. The park is between Warstones and Penn. As well as small areas of woodland (with big trees!) there are five full size football pitches, and a further junior size pitch. Changing rooms, and parking for about fifty cars are by the Pinfold Lane entrance. There is a children's play area near the Linton Road entrance.

Looking north towards Windsor Avenue from the morainesqe grassy mound near the children's play area. There are five full size football pitches, and a further junior size pitch. Changing rooms, and parking for about fifty cars are by the Pinfold Lane entrance. There are also some areas of woodland with some very mature trees, and a children's playground near the Linton Road entrance. This Christmas Day 2022 image was taken shortly after midday.

Looking east-south-east towards Wells Road. On Windsor Avenue Playing Fields in Warstones and Penn there are five full size football pitches, and a further junior size pitch. Changing rooms, and parking for about fifty cars are by the Pinfold Lane entrance. There are also some areas of woodland with some very mature trees, and a children's play area near the Linton Road entrance (off to the right). This Christmas Day 2022 image was taken shortly after midday.

Looking north-north-east towards Windsor Avenue and Penn Fields. No football, just dog walkers were on the football pitches on Christmas Day 2022 just before midday. There are five full size football pitches available, and a further junior size pitch. Changing rooms, and parking for about fifty cars are by the Pinfold Lane entrance. There are also some areas of woodland including very mature trees, and a children's play area near the Linton Road entrance.

This is in the Windsor Avenue Playing Fields. Even on a Christmas Day morning just before midday, when the sun was struggling to break through the clouds, this clump of dogwood at the edge of the woodland appeared quite spectacular. I do not know exactly what variety it is. I'll be back in the early summer to get another image (I hope).

This view in Windsor Avenue Playing Fields is near the children's play area (off to the right), and looking north-west. The 25 metre long man-made mound on the left has the shape of a boomerang (seen from above), ideal for rolling safely down the slopes! There are five full size football pitches, and a further junior size pitch. Changing rooms, and parking for about fifty cars are by the Pinfold Lane entrance. There are also some areas of woodland with some very mature trees, and a children's play area near the Linton Road entrance. This Christmas Day 2022 image was taken shortly after midday.

This view in Windsor Avenue Playing Fields is near the children's play area (off to the right), and looking a little west of north. The 25 metre long man-made mound on the left has the shape of a boomerang (seen from above), ideal for rolling safely down the slopes! There are five full size football pitches, and a further junior size pitch. Changing rooms, and parking for about fifty cars are by the Pinfold Lane entrance. There are also some areas of woodland with some very mature trees, and a children's play area near the Linton Road entrance. This Christmas Day 2022 image was taken shortly after midday.