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Getting here
52.44918, -1.99305
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
21 signed routes nearby · 168 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
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.
Smethwick Places of Worship Heritage TrailWalking route6.5 km
A trail around Smethwick- a culturally diverse area where you can learn about the wide variety of religious communities who live alongside one another in a relatively small area.
Birmingham Platinum Jubilee WalkwayWalking route19 km
A circular walkway to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee marked by pavement bronze plaques at 20 points of special significance to the people of Birmingham. Unveiled by HRH The Earl of Wessex.
Leasowes & Coombeswood Countryside WalkWalking route4 km
This walk, east of Halesowen, takes you through the Leasowes and into the Coombeswood area of Dudley’s green belt. Length: 4km (2.5m) Duration: 2 hours
Faraday Avenuepublic footpath · 83 m
Nutfield Walkpublic footpath · 175 m
Collins Closepublic footpath · 63 m
🚴Cycling
78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black HeathCycling route
Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route
NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Route 55Cycling route
Bourn Brook WalkwayCycling route
🐴Horse riding
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Watery Lanebyway open to all traffic · 383 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 5 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 2 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 222 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 63 m
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