🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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
🐕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
1 activity
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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
Walsall Walk of ArtWalking route6.5 km▾
A specially designed circular canalside walk, starting from Walsall’s New Art Gallery, passing through changing landscapes.
Distance: 4 miles/6.5 km(approx)
Duration: 80 mins(approx)
Named routeRef WWoALength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Forest of Mercia WayWalking route▾
Bentley Lane Park to Cannock Chase along the Wyrley and Essington Canal
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling
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55 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
Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Sneyd Junction to Cannock Extension CanalCycling route8.8 km▾
A semi-rural route following the curves of the canal, until it opens out into parkland at the Cannock Extension.
Distance: 5.5 miles/8.8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named routeLength 8.8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Sneyd Junction to Pudding Green JunctionCycling route16 km▾
Canalside route passing through the heartlands of the industrial Black Country. Decends using the Walsall locks then rises at Ryders Green Locks.
Distance: 10 miles/16 km (approx)
Duration: 90 min (approx)
Named routeLength 16 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
