Further along the canal

Our last walk along the canal took us from Little Bloxwich to Yorks Bridge at The Fingerpost in Pelsall, this week we started at Yorks Bridge and went further. It was a lovely, quiet walk and I took a few photos along the way.

 We "Make" it to High Bridge Bridge! Does anyone else think there is one too many Bridges in that name?? :)

A little further along I was fascinated to find Buddleia growing in the edge of the canal...

It was lovely to see a family of swans at the Slough Railway Bridge...

...and we had a lovely handful of blackberries each just along the overgrown path here...

A few more photos along the way...

Walsall Arboretum

The Arboretum in town is a lovely place to walk round, whether you have an hour to spare or an afternoon. Here is what they say on their page...

"The Arboretum is Walsall's Premier park located within half a mile of Walsall Town Centre. Comprising of 170 acres it is one of the oldest parks in the borough originally developed around two flooded limestone quarries and opened as a public park in 1874"

We've seen many improvements to the park this year, from the new Visitors Centre opening...

to the upgraded bandstand....

Photo by Phil Griffin

and the added attractions for the children...

Photo by Phil Griffin

Photo by Phil Griffin

Now that Summer is under way the splashpad is open again and you will find a list of times at their Facebook page here

Photo by Phil Griffin

The park is beautiful and well worth a visit. We'll have lots more photos to share in later posts :)