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Public accessDogs welcome

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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Goodfillas Cafe and Catering — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Allotments

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Sutton Park Archeology Walk 5: Blackroot BistroWalking route

Most of Sutton Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and contains archaeological remains. This trail, one of six in the park, is via an 18th-century racecourse and golf course, medieval deer park, and quarry created for an 18th-century mill pond dam.

Named routeRef AW5BBRound tripLocal 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
The Findings TrailWalking route

Tourism/ history walking route from the city centre to the Jewellery Quarter and back. Marked by pavement plates. Designed by Laura Potter

Named routeRound 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
Perry Barr Locks Bridgepublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

159 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
SCWIP Cycle Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef SCWIP CR15Local cycle route
New Hall Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 534National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Jewellery Quarter Pop Up Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Pop UpLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 533Cycling route
Named routeRef 533National Cycle Network
SCWIP Cycle Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef SCWIP CR2Local cycle route

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Church Road Junction with Walsall Road

Church Road Junction with Walsall Road

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