🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕West Smethwick Park Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕West Smethwick Park Cafe — 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
Best for
11 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Melanostoma scalare, Field Grasshopper +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
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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30 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
The Leasowes Red Walking TrailWalking route3.3 km▾
Red trail 3.3km – 1 hour 15 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.
Named routeRef L-RLength 3.3 kmRound 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
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.
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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121 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 5 DiversionCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black HeathCycling route▾
