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Blakeshall Common - Broadleaved woodland

15 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.42998, -2.26632

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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
  • 🅿️Kingsford Lane car park 496m away — 2 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

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 8 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
North Worcestershire PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Habberley Valley Circular WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge RingWalking route

'Circuit' of Canals surrounding Dudley & Stourbridge. Follow the fascinating network of junctions and branches through scenery varying from industrial warehouses to suprisingly secluded rural lengths.

Named routeRef BCCRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route51 m
Named routeRef 54Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route480 m
Named routeRef 54Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 54Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 54Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
542Brestricted byway · 447 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 447 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Castle Hillbridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway and woodland at Blakeshall Common

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway and woodland at Blakeshall Common

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Broadwaters ParkUrban park4 km→🌱St George's ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Daneford GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Broadwaters ParkUrban park4 km→🦉KINGSFORD FOREST PARKNature reserve900 m→

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