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Balaam's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.40716, -2.01682

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 366m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 110 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional 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
Woodpecker TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Foresters' walkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal walking route
Leasowes & Coombeswood Countryside WalkWalking route4 km

This walk, east of Halesowen, takes you through the Leasowes and into the Coombeswood area of Dudley’s green belt. Length: 4km (2.5m) Duration: 2 hours

Named routeRef LCCWLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Frogmill Walkpublic footpath · 471 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 471 mPath type: footway
Caldy Walkpublic footpath · 242 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 242 mPath type: footway
Cornwall Roadpublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route

NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route

Named routeRef Rea Valley
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Rea ValleyLocal cycle route
Bourn Brook WalkwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Along Boleyn Road, Frankley

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Along Boleyn Road, Frankley

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🏞️LICKEY HILLSCountry park3.4 km→🌱Victoria CommonUrban park3.7 km→🌱Lickey Hills Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Cofton ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Ley Hill ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Adams Hill / Field Lane Public Open SpaceUrban park3.4 km→

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