🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 429m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 429m away
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
8 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Goosander +35 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Goosander +35 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emerald Damselfly, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Four Commons WalkWalking route9.5 km▾
Circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named routeLength 9.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Clayhanger Common WalkWalking route9.5 km▾
Short, circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space.
Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx)
Duration: 120 mins(approx)
Named routeLength 9.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
McClean WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood JunctionCycling route11.2 km▾
Canalside route leading past Clayhanger Common and through Rushall, with a pub along the way.
Distance: 7 miles/11.2 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named routeLength 11.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route393 m▾
Named routeLength 393 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Monkey TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Monkey TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
