🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Starbucks — 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🚻Toilets
Best for
10 activities
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Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +49 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
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Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hairy Tare, Common Field-speedwell, Hairy Bitter-cress +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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11 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
Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling
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19 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
Main RouteCycling route433 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 433 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route939 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 939 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Follow the DogMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Follow the DogRound tripLocal cycle route
The Monkey TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Monkey TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
