Pelsall Common
This walk visits the Pelsall North Common nature reserve in the village of Pelsall, Walsall.
The reserve includes some pleasant footpaths with woodland, heathland, wildlife and ponds. The Wyrley and Essington Canal also runs through the reserve so you can pick up the towpath and enjoy some easy waterside walking here.
You can extend your walk by heading south to visit Pelsall Village Comon where there are more pleasant trails.
Postcode
WS3 5AA - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsPelsall Common Ordnance Survey Map 
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Pelsall Common Open Street Map 
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Pelsall Common OS Map 
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Pelsall Common Open Street Map 
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Walks near Pelsall
- Walsall Canal - Enjoy a waterside walk or cycle along the Walsall Canal on this easy route in the West Midlands
- Walsall Arboretum - This delightful arboretum has a series of good footpaths to follow around the site
- Wyrley and Essington Canal - This walk takes you along the Wyrley and Essington Canal from Wolverhampton to the Rushall Canal in Walsall.
- Wolverhampton Canal Walk - Explore the Birmingham Canal on this short walk through the centre of Wolverhampton.
- Park Lime Pits - Enjoy a short walk around this country park and nature reserve in Walsall
- Rough Wood Country Park - This walk explores Rough Wood Country Park in Willenhall, Walsall
Photos
Pool on Pelsall Common. The northern corner of Pelsall Common was the site, until the 1920s, of Pelsall Ironworks with blast furnaces, puddling furnaces, forges and rolling mills. The site has now reverted to nature.
Heathland on Pelsall Common. Pelsall Ironworks occupied the common in the late nineteenth century.
Friars Bridge, Hatherton Branch Canal. This 6.5 mile canal originally linked the Staffs & Worcs Canal to the Wyrley and Essington Canal. Closed after the war it is now under restoration by the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Trust.
Across the Pelsall Common North Nature Reserve. A man and his dog head off towards the Hatherton Branch Canal.
Pelsall Village Common
Timberland Trail, Forest of Mercia. The trail runs across Pelsall Common.
Walkers on the village common
Canal view at the northern edge of the common