Forthcoming Events

Go Wild at Mousesweet Brook

Date: Saturday 4 July
Time: 10.30am - 3.30pm
Venue: Mousesweet Brook Local Nature Reserve, New Pool Road, Cradley Heath.
Details: Mousesweet Brook provides the venue for a great day of free fun and the chance to Do one thing for Nature! A range of countryside crafts will be provided as well as children’s nature activities.

Call 0121 553 0220 to find out more!

Weekly Events

Volunteering

The Country Park has a great deal of wildlife, much of which can be found in the three Local Nature Reserves. A group of volunteers work with the Countryside Rangers, protecting and enhancing many of the natural habitats.

You don’t need any experience and you’re very welcome to turn up and give it a go! Our volunteers thoroughly enjoy spending a few hours each week in the outdoors and making a difference for the benefit of people and wildlife.

They meet twice a week for about three hours from 10.00am until 1.00pm on Mondays and Wednesday, stopping for tea, coffee and biscuits halfway through the session. Work takes place throughout the Country Park and at other Local Nature Reserves in the Sandwell borough.

Call 0121 553 0220 for further information.

Walking

If you enjoy walking in the countryside and like to meet new people, then our free weekly health walks are for you. Lasting for about an hour, they take in some of the Country Park’s best countryside. With a designated leader at the front and the rear of the group, you’re free to walk at your own pace.

Many of the paths are surfaced, but we do recommend strong footwear for some of the unsurfaced paths.

Priory Woods Health Walk

Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Meet at Sandwell Park Farm, Salters Lane, West Bromwich, B71 4BG

Sot’s Hole Health Walk

Date: Every Thursday
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Meet at Sandwell Park Farm

Forge Mill Health Walk

Date: Every Friday
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Meet at RSPB Nature Centre, Tanhouse Avenue, Great Barr, B43 5AG

Monthly Events

The Country Park hosts a monthly Food and Craft Fair. Held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at Forge Mill Farm, Forge Lane, the event provides the opportunity to purchase food, plants and hand-made crafts.

All produce has been made, grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked, sourced or processed by local traders selling specialist and local produce who take personal pride in the produce they bring to our Fairs and want you to enjoy it. All of our producers come from within 50 miles of Sandwell.

The Food Fairs are open from 10.30am to 3.30pm on:

• 19 July
• 16 August
• 20 September
• 18 October
• 22 November
• 20 December

Seasonal Events

Green Balloon Club

Date: Thursday 30 July - Saturday 1 August
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: Sandwell Park Farm, Sandwell Valley Country Park
Details: Ceebies fans are in for a treat with a chance to take part in some fun nature activities at Sandwell Park Farm. Listen to a story, get your face painted and make something for nature! Suitable for 3-7 year olds.

Call 0121 553 0220 to book a place and to find out more.

Bat & Barbecue Night

Date: Friday 31 July
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: Sandwell Park Farm, Sandwell Valley Country Park
Details: If you missed the Bat Walk at Sot’s Hole, then this is another opportunity to find out about these fascinating nocturnal creatures.

Call 0121 553 0220 for information on charges and to book a place.

Fungus Foray at Sot's Hole

Date: Sunday 18 October
Time: 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Venue: Sot’s Hole Local Nature Reserve, Church Vale/Dagger Lane, West Bromwich
Details: Find out more about the wild fungi which grow in this ancient woodland.

Call Sandwelll Park Farm for information on admission charges and to book a place.

Fungus Foray at Sandwell Park Farm

Date: Sunday 1 November
Time: 1.00pm - 2.45pm
Venue: Sandwell Park Farm, Salters Lane, West Bromwich
Details: Another walk in Sandwell Valley Country Park, this time looking at the fungi which grow in Priory Woods Local Nature Reserve.

Call Sandwelll Park Farm for information on admission charges and to book a place.