🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Best for
9 activities
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Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
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Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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16 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
Alder Coppice: Yellow PathWalking route▾
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Named routeRef AC-YLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
Bilston to Loxdale Health WalkWalking route2.8 km▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 15th century Greyhound & Punchbowl pub and Bradley Arm which is topped up by pumping water out of disused mines.
Difficulty: Medium due to slopes
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named routeRef HW1 BTWLength 2.8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Sedgley Heritage Trail 1Walking route2 km▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 1 (Short Walk – red) begins at All Saints’ Church and is about 2km (1.25 miles) on flat ground and pavements.
Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
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
