🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
4 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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46 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Sculpture Trail (Saltwells LNR)Walking route1 km▾
Sculpture trail around a bluebell covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve.
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Dudley Geological Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Discover millions of years of geological history along this heritage trail. This tour allows you to experience
Dudley’s fascinating history through its buildings.
Named routeLocal 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
Lye Town History TrailWalking route▾
Discover the hidden history and architecture of Lye High Street along this clockwise circular trail.
Duration: 54 mins
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Coombswood Waypublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: service
St Ambrose Closepublic footpath · 42 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mPath type: residential
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Cycling
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58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black HeathCycling route▾
