🌱 Urban park

Turves Green

22 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

52.39626, -1.97014

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4 activities

Playgrounds

Free82%

playground, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 44 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

Woodpecker TrailWalking route▾

You'll often hear great spotted woodpeckers drumming or calling in Orchardton Woods, but follow the trail to discover what amazing birds they are! Tarmac and gravel paths, narrow in places, flat and even, some sections can be muddy.

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

North Worcestershire PathWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Illey WayWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Bournville Heritage WalkWalking route▾

Walk around the Cadbury Bournville factory site and the surrounding area exploring the history of the development of Bournville by the Cadbury family.

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Eden Closepublic footpath · 52 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway

Shifnal Walkpublic footpath · 118 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 118 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway

Kingswood Walkpublic footpath · 126 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 126 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Rea Valley RouteCycling route▾

NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route

Named routeRef Rea Valley

[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km▾

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route

Rea Valley RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef Rea ValleyLocal cycle route

About this urban park

Turves Green is a urban park covering 22 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

14,353 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds55 species recorded

Wren · Great Tit · Jackdaw

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Mammals2 species recorded

Badger · Mole

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Insects30 species recorded

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pine Ladybird

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Plants27 species recorded

Wood Avens · Pendulous Sedge · Cow Parsley

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cupped-hands park seat, Turves Green

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 262m

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Playground

106m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

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