Sandwell Valley - canal, river and lake Saturday Short Walk on 28 March

Schedule

Sat Mar 28 2026 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Meet at bus stop MK3, Bull Ring Markets stop | Birmingham, EN

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This is a Saturday short walk taking in the Sandwell Valley including a canal, river and lake
About this Event

P LEASE NOTE THAT THE DURATION OF THIS EVENT SHOWN ABOVE IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED; IT WILL DEPEND ON FACTORS SUCH AS THE WEATHER AND THE WALKING PACE OF THE GROUP.

Join this leisurely ramble with a Birmingham Ramblers group leader and enjoy social walking with our friendly members.

It is very helpful for the walk leader to have prior knowledge of numbers that will be on this walk. We ask you to complete this very brief form to help with our planning of the walk to ensure that we can safely accommodate all who wish to join us. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement when you submit this form, and also a reminder of the details 2 days before the walk.

Walk leader: Val Comery

Meeting arrangements:

Take the No 16 bus (A or C, bus stop MK3, Bull Ring Markets stop on Upper Dean Street) from Birmingham towards Great Barr approx. 10.00 am. Alight at Lingfield Court bus stop (nearest postcode B43 5BE) on the Hampstead Road at approx. 10.30 am. Leader will meet walkers at Lingfield Court. Walk starts at 10.45 am.

If driving, park on nearby side roads.

Nearest station, Hamstead, with 20 + minute walk to Lingfield Court.

Walk Description:

We have a street walk up to the canal, drop down on to Ray Hall, under the Newton Rd, into Sandwell Valley along the riverbank to Forge Mill Lake, a visit to RSPB can be made then back to Hampstead Road about 5 miles.

Expressions of Interest for this walk will close at 06.00 on Thursday 26 March. After this, please email [email protected] to enquire about any late availability for the walk.

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If you later find that you are unable to join us it would be helpful if you let us know by sending an email to [email protected] - this will be passed on to the walk leader and will prevent any delay to the start of the walk should the leader be waiting for you. Please note that some walks have a waiting list so tickets are NOT TRANSFERABLE; if you are unable to join us then please cancel your place to free it up for someone who may be on the waiting list rather than passing it to someone else.

General Information

This is one of several walks and activities offered by the Birmingham Ramblers. If you have found this page through a web search or other means and would like to find out more about the group then please visit the Birmingham Ramblers web site; new members are always welcome.

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Meet at bus stop MK3, Bull Ring Markets stop, Upper Dean Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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