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🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Getting here
52.64238, -1.70740
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for 9 activities 🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
Free picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — House Sparrow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — House Sparrow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Peacock, Small White, Painted Lady +72 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
Free playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾ Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map The Tame Way- Canal Route Walking route 19 km ▾ Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people.
Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas.
Duration ~5h
Named route Ref TW-C Length 19 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map The Tame Way- River Route Walking route 29 km ▾ Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people.
Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas.
Duration ~9h
Named route Ref TW-R Length 29 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾ Named route National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾ Named route Round trip
Show on map Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Facilities 🅿️ Parking
3 nearby · Free · 364m
✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Comma Polygonia c-album2019
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