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| Rushall - Park Lime Pits |
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Description: | An old set of lime pits. There is a path round both pools. You can also get onto the canal which takes you to Rushall Locks. |
| Directions: | Take the A454 from Walsall until you get to Rushall, turn right at MacDonalds and take the 3rd turning on the right - it will take you past the Boat House pub. Go straight on past the Manor Arms public house. This brings you to Park Lime Pits | |
| Classification: | Recreation ground | |
| Terrain: | Easy - suitable for all, including wheelchairs | |
| Enclosed: | No | |
| Livestock: | No | |
| Easy access for all dogs: | Yes | |
| Nearest car parking: | On site |
| Sutton Coldfield - Sutton Park |
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Description: | Easy walking over well maintained paths. Plenty of shelter for heavy downpours! Information boards at car parks give maps and colour coded trail directions. As well as walking, there's a lot to do and see here. The information boards are interesting, and the overall dog friendliness is quite good considering this is a really urban area. |
| Directions: | There are several entrances and car parks, probably be best to check on map before setting out | |
| Classification: | None | |
| Terrain: | Medium - suitable for most able-bodied people and dogs | |
| Enclosed: | Yes | |
| Livestock: | No | |
| Easy access for all dogs: | Yes | |
| Nearest car parking: | Car park at visitor centre - Bracebridge pool - off the A454 |
| Wolverhampton - Lower Penn |
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Description: | This is a disused railway line, part of the South Staffordshire Railway Walk. It's quite firm underfoot and suitable for pushchairs (if you can get them down the steps) and cyclists. There is a high embankment either side and barbed wire fences at the top which will discourage dogs from going through. The trees are mature and therefore it is quite shady - watch out for midges! Occasionally the path opens out into picnic areas where there are benches. |
| Directions: | From Wolverhampton drive along Langley Road out towards Staffordshire. About 1km out of Merry Hill you go past Drive Fields on your left. Go another km and pull into the layby just before the next left, which is Market Lane. The layby is just next to a picnic area and post box. There is a bus shelter on the other side of the road. OS map reference SO 866 966, nearest postcode WV4 4XS. Go through the picnic area and down some steps to the railway path. You can either go left towards Castlecroft or right towards Wombourne. |
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| Classification: | Other path | |
| Terrain: | Medium - suitable for most able-bodied people and dogs. (The path itself is quite firm but there is a flight of steps down to it. There may be other, more wheelchair-friendly ways of getting to it though, worth exploring). | |
| Enclosed: | No | |
| Livestock: | No | |
| Easy access for all dogs: | Yes | |
| Nearest car parking: | In layby at the side of Langley Road |
| Wolverhampton - Seisdon |
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Description: | An enclosed field which is really set up for dog walkers. The gate is the only entrance and it can be shut behind you. It is also easily visible so you can see other users of the field coming in wherever you are. Ideal for games of fetch. |
| Directions: | If you drive into Seison from the direction of Wolverhampton you will see a fork in the road and The Seven Stars pub in the middle of the fork. Turn right in front of the pub and the gate to the field is immediately on your left. | |
| Classification: | Recreation ground | |
| Terrain: | Easy - suitable for motorised scooters, although thin wheelchair wheels may sink when muddy. | |
| Enclosed: | Yes | |
| Livestock: | No | |
| Easy access for all dogs: | No | |
| Nearest car parking: | At The Seven Stars pub or on the grass verge next to the field |
| Wolverhampton - Penn |
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Description: | A large recreation area where most people (and other dogs) seem to be dog friendly. There are nearly always other dog walkers around. Avoid Sunday afternoons and summer evenings, unless you are happy to keep your dog on a lead, because football matches take place. |
| Directions: | Turn into Windsor Avenue from Coalway Road and park as soon as you can (you can use the car parking area in front of the shops if they are closed). The entrance to the recreation ground is through a gate on the right. If in a wheelchair look for the entrance off Pinfold Drive which will lead you onto a tarmaced car park, although the actual fields may be a bit difficult to negotiate. | |
| Classification: | Public recreation ground | |
| Terrain: | Medium - suitable for most able-bodied people and dogs | |
| Enclosed: | No | |
| Livestock: | No | |
| Easy access for all dogs: | Yes | |
| Nearest car parking: | On nearby residential streets or in front of local shops when closed |
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