🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jay
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 210m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jay
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 210m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Jay, Goldfinch +33 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Jay, Goldfinch +33 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +114 more · last seen 2026
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Shepherd's-purse, Lesser Celandine +30 more · last seen 2026
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
Alder Coppice: Yellow PathWalking route▾
The shortest of three trails created alongside the designation of Alder Coppice into a Nature Reserve
Named routeRef AC-YLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route▾
Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south
Named routeRegional walking route
Sedgley Heritage Trail 1Walking route2 km▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 1 (Short Walk – red) begins at All Saints’ Church and is about 2km (1.25 miles) on flat ground and pavements.
Named routeRef SHT1Length 2 kmLocal walking route
Sedgley Heritage Trail 2Walking route3 km▾
The Sedgley Heritage Trails introduce some of the present-day and historical features of Sedgley. Walk 2 (Long Walk – green) begins at St Andrew’s Church and is about 3km (1.9 miles) with an incline to Beacon Tower and some unpaved sections.
Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 81 (removed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Sneyd Junction to Horseley Fields JunctionCycling route9.6 km▾
Canalside route following the Wyrley & Essington, taking New Cross Bridge, where the towpath changes to the other side of the canal.
Distance: 6 miles/9.6 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named routeLength 9.6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Horseley Fields Junction to Factory JunctionCycling route8 km▾
This route begins and ends with a pub, and travels through Coseley Tunnel. To avoid the tunnel, leave the canal at Bridgewater Drive and return via Central Drive.
Distance: 5 miles/8 km (approx)
Duration: 45 min (approx)
Named routeLength 8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
