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Pitcher Oak Wood

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.30190, -1.95928

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Western Honey Bee, Speckled Bush-cricket +20 more · last seen 2025

Heritage

Good match

Free

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Free

Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route▾

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Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route SRCycling route▾
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route
Redditch NCN 5 Alternative RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 19Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Round tripLocal cycle route
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route▾

From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.

Named routeRef 24Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Top of the hill, Pitcher Oak Wood, Redditch

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Top of the hill, Pitcher Oak Wood, Redditch

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Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 331m

✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arrow Valley Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦Bordesley AbbeyHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Morton Stanley ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Ipsley Meadows (Arrow Valley Country Park)Urban park3.8 km→🌱St Stephen's ChurchUrban park1.4 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park1.4 km→