🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🐾Barnford Park Allotments Communtiy Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🐾Barnford Park Allotments Communtiy Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
Best for
12 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
West Bromwich to Oldbury Health WalkWalking route2.5 km▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 500+yr old Oak House and along the banks of the River Tame.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named routeRef HW2 WB/OLength 2.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
The Leasowes Red Walking TrailWalking route3.3 km▾
Red trail 3.3km – 1 hour 15 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.
Named routeRef L-RLength 3.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Down The Bumble Hole- Windmill End TrailWalking route3 km▾
Short trail exploring Windmill End- a tranquil Black Country spot. Today, featuring birdsong, cyclists and water voles. Yet in the 1700/1800s it was a noisy, dirty workshop lined with factories, boatyards, blast furnaces and collieries.
Named routeRef WETLength 3 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Sandwell Park Colliery TrailWalking route3.2 km▾
The trail follows the remains of a tramway that was used to transport coal from the Sandwell Park Colliery Jubilee Pit to railway sidings and a canal wharf. It is now an area of natural beauty with plenty of wildlife, scenic views, and roaming livestock.
Named routeRef SPCTLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black HeathCycling route▾
