🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️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
🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️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🐄Farm visit
Best for
11 activities
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Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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27 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
West Bromwich to Oldbury Health WalkWalking route2.5 km▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 500+yr old Oak House and along the banks of the River Tame.
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named routeRef HW2 WB/OLength 2.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Sandwell Park Colliery TrailWalking route3.2 km▾
The trail follows the remains of a tramway that was used to transport coal from the Sandwell Park Colliery Jubilee Pit to railway sidings and a canal wharf. It is now an area of natural beauty with plenty of wildlife, scenic views, and roaming livestock.
Named routeRef SPCTLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Downlow: Lozells Mural Art TrailWalking route▾
Downlow is a mural art trail of brand new illustrations featuring untold stories, quotes and thought-provoking activism.
Named routeRef DLMATLocal walking route
Handsworth Park Arts TrailWalking route▾
Handsworth Park Arts Trail is an exhibition of public art in the natural setting of one of Birmingham's most beautiful parks. Six new pieces are added to many
other features in the Park.