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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞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

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Little Ringed Plover, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Little Ringed Plover, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet, Woundwort Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet, Woundwort Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Thistle +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Thistle +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
Northycote Farm to Moseley Old Hall Walk, Moseley Old HallWalking route4.8 km

Trace the footsteps of a king as you join up with the Monarch's Way in the West Midlands. This route runs along fairly flat, woodland paths that can become muddy, as well as grassy fields and made tracks.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Long Route)Walking route16 km

10-mile circular route based on PRoW and canal towpaths, which would've been used by local miners, iron workers, and farmers. Car Parking at start on Wood Lane.

Named routeRef FoMTTLength 16 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed 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
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

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