🌞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
🅿️Parking
Best for
4 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
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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7 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
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
Wolverhampton Locks WalkWalking route3.2 km▾
A short walk from the city centre, this linear walk follows the towpath, passing 21 locks, historic buildings and changing landscapes.
Distance: 2 miles/3.2 km(approx)
Duration: 40 mins(approx)
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Circular Walk, Moseley Old HallWalking route1.2 km▾
Short circular walk through the gardens on compacted and woodchip surfaces.
Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling
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67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Sneyd Junction to Horseley Fields JunctionCycling route9.6 km▾
Canalside route following the Wyrley & Essington, taking New Cross Bridge, where the towpath changes to the other side of the canal.
Distance: 6 miles/9.6 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named routeLength 9.6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Horseley Fields Junction to Factory JunctionCycling route8 km▾
This route begins and ends with a pub, and travels through Coseley Tunnel. To avoid the tunnel, leave the canal at Bridgewater Drive and return via Central Drive.
Distance: 5 miles/8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named routeLength 8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
