Getting here
52.44930, -2.01575
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 148m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 148m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Hiking
Moderate match
Named hiking route nearby: Bourn Brook Walkway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
23 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
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.
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.
Smethwick Places of Worship Heritage TrailWalking route6.5 km
A trail around Smethwick- a culturally diverse area where you can learn about the wide variety of religious communities who live alongside one another in a relatively small area.
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
Howley Grange Roadpublic footpath · 47 m
🚴Cycling
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black HeathCycling route
Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route
NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Bourn Brook WalkwayCycling route
Harborne WalkwayCycling route
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Watery Lanebyway open to all traffic · 383 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 5 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 2 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 222 m
Wildlife to spot
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