🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
5 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +102 more · last seen 2025
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Free
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Heather, Common Knapweed +1 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Four Commons WalkWalking route9.5 km▾
Circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named routeLength 9.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Clayhanger Common WalkWalking route9.5 km▾
Short, circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named routeLength 9.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beacon WayWalking route40 km▾
Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Named routeLength 40 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling
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66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
McClean WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sneyd Junction to Cannock Extension CanalCycling route8.8 km▾
A semi-rural route following the curves of the canal, until it opens out into parkland at the Cannock Extension.
Distance: 5.5 miles/8.8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named routeLength 8.8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood JunctionCycling route11.2 km▾
Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way.
Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named routeLength 11.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Sneyd Junction to Pudding Green JunctionCycling route16 km▾
Canalside route passing through the heartlands of the industrial Black Country. Decends using the Walsall locks then rises at Ryders Green Locks.
Distance: 10 miles/16 km (approx)
Duration: 90 min (approx)
Named routeLength 16 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
