Reedswood Park is a public park situated in
Walsall
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...
,
West Midlands, England.
It is surrounded by the residential areas of
Birchills
Birchills is a residential area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. The appropriate Walsall ward is Birchills Leamore. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 14,775.
Geography
It is situated several hundred yards ...
and
Beechdale
Beechdale, originally named Gypsy Lane Estate, is a housing estate in Walsall, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England, that was developed predominantly during the 1950s and 1960s.
Education
Beechdale Infant School ...
, and is about half a mile west of Walsall town centre.
Historically, the park had an outdoor public swimming pool dating from 1888, and updated in 1931; it was demolished some time after 1993.
The modern park has a skating ramp, children's play area, outdoor gym, fishing pond, a basketball court and football pitches.
In 2013, there was a semi-wild conservation area. In May 2023, there were plans to restore the park's ponds to create a wildlife habitat. The park was awarded
Green Flag
Green Flag Limited is a British roadside assistance and vehicle recovery provider, which is part of the Direct Line Group. Formed in 1971, as the National Breakdown Recovery Club, as an alternative to the AA and RAC, it used a network of ...
status in July 2023.
References
Walsall
Parks and open spaces in the West Midlands (county)
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