🐦52+ 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
☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦52+ 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
☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +49 more · last seen 2026
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
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
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
Sheepwash Park Circular Health WalkWalking route900 m▾
Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest site. Route circles the largest forest park in the Black Country- being a reclaimed former brick works and waste tip.
Difficulty: Medium due to unsurfaced paths
Duration: 45-60 mins
Named routeRef HW1 WB/OLength 900 mRound tripLocal 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
Paupers Memorial TrailWalking route6 km▾
Trail following history of Paupers in West Bromwich from the first dispensers of poor relief by monks at Sandwell Priory to the Poor Law Workhouse and burial site.
Named routeLength 6 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
