🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Canada Goose
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Canada Goose
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
Best for
11 activities
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Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose, Lesser Black-backed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose, Lesser Black-backed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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8 signed routes nearby · 9 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
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
Beacon WayWalking route40 km▾
Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Named routeLength 40 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Short Route)Walking route12.9 km▾
8-mile circular route based on PRoW and canal towpaths, which would've been used by local miners, iron workers, and farmers. Car Parking at the start on Wood Lane.
Named routeRef FoMTTLength 12.9 kmRound tripLocal walking 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
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
[PROPOSED]Sandwell Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
