Brindley Heath

[2] There are remains of disused coal mines in a number of areas of Cannock Chase, including Brindley Heath.

The area has been used for many things including RAF Hednesford which was set up in 1938 as home to the 6th Technical Training School.

The area was also used a tank training ground, leading to much soil disturbance.

After the hospital was closed in the 1920s, local miners moved onto the site and dubbed it Brindley Village.

Brindley Heath is home to a high concentration of the relatively rare hybrid bilberry.