Bloxwich’s biggest
Rough Wood Country Park
Park or garden
107 ha (263 acres)11.8 km of path
2 h 35 minto walk all 11.8 km of path
149 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi westfrom the centre
4 nature reserves
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Bloxwich · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Bloxwich
The Cannock Chase National Landscape begins 4.3 mi from the town’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Bloxwich add up to 3.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 103 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 3.4 for every square kilometre. Bloxwich grades B− for the outdoors: #9 of 35 in West Midlands. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
3.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
74%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
103 km
3.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Cannock Chase starts 4.3 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Bloxwich?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Room to roam3.6 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 77% of UK towns.Countryside close byThe Cannock Chase National Landscape starts 4.3 mi north-west.
Bloxwich’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by the Cannock Chase National Landscape close by.
Outdoors grade
Bloxwich grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Bloxwich, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B−
Better than 52% of UK towns#9 of 35 in West Midlands · 44th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space3.6 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
78out of
100
100
A park within a walk74%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
37out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · Cannock Chase begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths3.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
70out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Towns its size
Bloxwich is 44th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 45,000 to 59,900 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Bloxwich3.4
Towns its size3.5
West Midlands towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Bloxwich3.6
Towns its size2.4
West Midlands towns2.7
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Bloxwich74%
Towns its size84%
West Midlands towns77%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Bloxwich stands out most for park space per resident: only 10 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 47 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Folkestone Kent | A+ | 2.3 | 95% | 4.9 | 45% |
| 2 | Havant Hampshire | A+ | 3.6 | 84% | 5.8 | 30% |
| 3 | Lancaster Lancashire | A+ | 2.4 | 96% | 3.5 | 22% |
| 4 | Scarborough North Yorkshire | A | 2.4 | 86% | 3.1 | 17% |
| 5 | Andover Hampshire | A | 2.7 | 91% | 4.4 | 21% |
| 6 | Gravesend Kent | A | 1.4 | 84% | 6.4 | 14% |
| 7 | Salisbury Wiltshire | A | 2.7 | 94% | 3.9 | 22% |
| 8 | Barry South Glamorgan | A | 2.9 | 94% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Weymouth Dorset | A | 2.6 | 55% | 3.5 | 35% |
| 10 | Wallsend Tyne and Wear | A | 6 | 93% | 5.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Sittingbourne Kent | A | 1.9 | 93% | 2.8 | 17% |
| 12 | Banbury Oxfordshire | A | 2.6 | 96% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 13 | Bletchley Buckinghamshire | A | 4.1 | 91% | 5.9 | 0% |
| 14 | Eastleigh Hampshire | A− | 3 | 76% | 4.9 | 17% |
| 15 | Christchurch Dorset | A− | 2.1 | 70% | 3.3 | 14% |
| 16 | Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent | A− | 2.2 | 93% | 2.7 | 73% |
| 17 | Crosby Merseyside | A− | 4.6 | 89% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 18 | Washington Tyne and Wear | A− | 4.5 | 90% | 4 | 0% |
| 19 | Ashton-under-Lyne Greater Manchester | A− | 3.1 | 85% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 20 | Carlton Nottinghamshire | B+ | 4.9 | 82% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 21 | Bootle Merseyside | B+ | 2.1 | 93% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 22 | Canterbury Kent | B+ | 1.6 | 77% | 5.7 | 19% |
| 23 | West Molesey Surrey | B+ | 4.4 | 80% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 24 | Torquay Devon | B+ | 1.8 | 87% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 25 | Thundersley and South Benfleet Essex | B+ | 3.2 | 69% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 26 | Bridgwater Somerset | B+ | 1.9 | 86% | 3.7 | 2% |
| 27 | Yeovil Somerset | B+ | 2 | 90% | 3.2 | 2% |
| 28 | Bebington Merseyside | B+ | 3 | 86% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 29 | Royal Leamington Spa Warwickshire | B+ | 2.7 | 91% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 30 | Huyton with Roby Merseyside | B+ | 3.7 | 89% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 31 | Cwmbrân Gwent | B+ | 2.1 | 84% | 3.7 | 1% |
| 32 | Middleton Greater Manchester | B+ | 3.5 | 80% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 33 | Wokingham Berkshire | B | 4 | 84% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Horsham West Sussex | B | 1.5 | 83% | 3.9 | 19% |
| 35 | Leigh Greater Manchester | B | 5.3 | 77% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Beeston Nottinghamshire | B | 2.7 | 77% | 6 | 0% |
| 37 | Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria | B | 2 | 91% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 38 | Macclesfield Cheshire | B | 1.8 | 80% | 3.3 | 18% |
| 39 | Winchester Hampshire | B | 1.2 | 79% | 3.8 | 35% |
| 40 | Altrincham Greater Manchester | B | 2.2 | 91% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire | B | 2.2 | 80% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Castleford West Yorkshire | B | 2.3 | 92% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 43 | Brentwood Essex | B− | 3.9 | 69% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Bloxwich West Midlands | B− | 3.6 | 74% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Oldbury West Midlands | B− | 3 | 68% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Tipton West Midlands | B− | 1.9 | 79% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Smethwick West Midlands | C+ | 2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 48 | Hinckley Leicestershire | C+ | 1.8 | 87% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Wellingborough Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.7 | 95% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Willenhall West Midlands | C+ | 3.4 | 66% | 3 | 0% |
| 51 | Kingswinford West Midlands | C+ | 2.6 | 71% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 52 | King's Lynn Norfolk | C+ | 1.3 | 80% | 2.2 | 23% |
| 53 | Clacton-on-Sea Essex | C | 1.7 | 73% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 54 | Kirkby Merseyside | C | 2.2 | 87% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Durham County Durham | C | 1.1 | 68% | 6 | 0% |
| 56 | Stourbridge West Midlands | C | 1.9 | 72% | 3 | 0% |
| 57 | Keighley West Yorkshire | C | 1.6 | 73% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Boston Lincolnshire | C− | 2.1 | 78% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Kidderminster Worcestershire | D | 1.2 | 72% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 60 | Bridgend Mid Glamorgan | D | 0.9 | 78% | 2 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Bloxwich’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Bloxwich
The biggest is Rough Wood Country Park, 107 ha (263 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 12 named parks by size: 196 ha (484 acres) and 23 km of path
Parks & gardens 179 haPlaying fields 17 ha
The two biggest, Rough Wood Country Park and Reeds Wood Park, are 67% of the named green space and carry 16 km of path between them. 5 of the 12 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Reeds Wood Park
Park or garden
24 ha (60 acres)4.6 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.6 km of path
34 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.5 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Pelsall Common
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
18 ha (45 acres)1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
26 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.2 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Pelsall Common
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
18 ha (45 acres)1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
26 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.2 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
King George's Field
Playing field
17 ha (43 acres)0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
24 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi north-westfrom the centre
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
The Lea
Park or garden
6.1 ha (15 acres)1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
9 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bloxwich Park
Park or garden
2.2 ha (5 acres)1.0 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Leckie Wildlife Park
Park or garden · 10 m outside town
1.1 ha (3 acres)0.4 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.4 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 12 named parks and green spaces
Rough Wood Country ParkPark or garden · 107 ha · 11.8 km of path
DirectionsReeds Wood ParkPark or garden · 24 ha · 4.6 km of path
DirectionsPelsall CommonPark or garden · 18 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPelsall CommonPark or garden · 18 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsKing George's FieldPlaying field · 17 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsThe LeaPark or garden · 6.1 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsBloxwich ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 1.0 km of path
DirectionsLeckie Wildlife ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLeckie Wildlife ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsElmore GreenPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsThe Promenade GardensPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsThe Clock GardensPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsClose to home
7 in 10 Bloxwich residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (74%)Further (26%)
Bloxwich74%
Towns its size84%
West Midlands towns77%
All UK towns83%
About 13,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 48 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,081 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Cannock Chase National Landscape is 4.3 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Bloxwich scores 0% on it even though the Cannock Chase National Landscape is 4.3 mi away.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
8 waymarked walks pass through or near Bloxwich
103 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Bloxwich and the kilometre around it, 3.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocal
Beacon Way10.7 km
Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Long Route)9.9 km
Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Short Route)8.6 km
Forest of Mercia Way6.7 km
Monarch's Way6.5 km
Walsall Walk of Art5.4 km
Four Commons Walk3.1 km
Clayhanger Common Walk1.4 km
Close to home, the Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Long Route) has 10 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 2 regional routes pass through, including the Beacon Way and Monarch's Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bloxwich: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 70 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 79 | 71 | 74 |
February is the driest month (50 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 79 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 40 nights a year. The climate in Bloxwich →
Things to do
2 viewpoints, 48 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
2Viewpoints2Hills and peaks12Nature reserves5.9× towns its size2Picnic sites48Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size
The nearest beaches
Bloxwich is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
library22 mi from Bloxwich’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Pouk Hill, at 145 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Bloxwich.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Pouk Hill145 m (476 ft) · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsChurch Hill151 m (495 ft) · 1.0 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 12
Goscote Valley14 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsBrewer's Drive Nature Area1.2 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsMill Lane Local Nature Reserve5.1 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsThe Piggeries Nature Reserve1.8 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsBeechdale Park6.6 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsWood Farm Nature Reserve12 ha · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsSneyd Reservoir Local Nature Reserve (Rough Wood Chase)13 ha · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsRough Wood Chase65 ha · 0.3 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 4 nature reserves more.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 48
Fuzzy ED's Fun Housein town
DirectionsKing Geore V Play Area and Water Play Featurein town
DirectionsRazorbill Parkin town
DirectionsRyders Hayes Play Area1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 44 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
PelsallRushall and ShelfieldWillenhallWalsallEssingtonClayhangerBloxwich
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloxwich | B− | 3.6 | 74% | 0% |
| Pelsall 1.5 mi | B+ | 6.1 | 95% | 0% |
| Rushall and Shelfield 1.7 mi | B | 4.3 | 88% | 0% |
| Willenhall 2.2 mi | C+ | 3.4 | 66% | 0% |
| Walsall 2.6 mi | C+ | 2.5 | 75% | 0% |
| Essington 2.6 mi | B+ | 6.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Clayhanger 2.8 mi | A− | 17.4 | 100% | 0% |
Clayhanger, 2.8 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Clayhanger has at least twice Bloxwich’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Bloxwich
What is the biggest park in Bloxwich?
Rough Wood Country Park, 107 ha (263 acres), with 11.8 km of path. Reeds Wood Park (24 ha) is second. 12 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Bloxwich near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cannock Chase National Landscape, 4.3 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 69 km² and was designated in 1958.
What are the best walks near Bloxwich?
8 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Beacon Way, Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Long Route) and Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail (Short Route). Rough Wood Country Park alone has 11.8 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Bloxwich?
library, 22 mi from the edge of the town. Bloxwich itself is inland.
How many people in Bloxwich live near a park?
74% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Bloxwich?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Bloxwich good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 70% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 78% (3.6 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Bloxwich’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Bloxwich’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.