Projects: Wednesbury Greenspaces

  • Investment
    £1,650,000
  • Timeline

    Start: January 2024

    Delivery: March 2026

  • Location
    Wednesbury

This Wednesbury Greenspaces project will enhance four existing green spaces in Wednesbury to improve safety, quality, and accessibility and to provide additional activities. This will bring physical and mental health benefits and improve walking routes.

Balls Hill - Footpath installed in the park, work is ongoing.

Completed footpath at Wyntor Lane

Wyntor Lane Green Space

Balls Hill - Footpath added to the entrance of the park

Balls Hill- The children's dragon fixture is being installed

Balls Hill- The body of the Children dragon fixture has been installed

Significant investment in Sandwell’s green spaces has historically centred around the main town parks, all of which have earned the prestigious Green Flag status in recognition of their quality and effective management. However, this project shifts the focus towards enhancing local and neighbourhood-level green spaces – areas that are vital for residents who may not have convenient access to larger, borough-wide parks.

The project targets improvements in four green spaces in Wednesbury that currently rank lowest in quality, ensuring these areas better meet the needs of the local community:

Hydes Road Playing Fields 

  • Demolition of existing facilities and construction of a new site
  • Upgraded car park
  • Enhanced football pitches
  • Installation of new bins, benches, picnic tables, and signage
  • Native tree and wildflower planting to boost biodiversity

Balls Hill Open Space

  • Upgraded footpaths
  • Refreshed seating and infrastructure
  • New signage
  • Improved children’s play area
  • Introduction of a new planting scheme

Wyntor Lane Open Space

  • Installation of a new footpath
  • Creation of a community garden
  • Improved seating and infrastructure
  • Informational signage
  • New planting scheme

Lakeside and Norbury Road Open Space

  • New and resurfaced footpaths
  • Refreshed seating and infrastructure
  • New signage
  • New planting scheme   

Progress Update:

  • Improvements at Lakeside and Norbury Road Open Space are now complete
  • Work is currently underway at Balls Hill Open Space
  • Engagement on initial designs for Hydes Road Playing Fields took place with residents, partners and users of the playing fields. Findings were analysed and considered in November 2024 by the Wednesbury Levelling Up Partnership Board, to demolish and rebuild the site
  • A planning application for Hydes Road Playing Fields pavilion was submitted in May 2025
  • Main works at Wyntor Lane Open Space have been completed, with a community garden coming soon