🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Knapford Café & Patio — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Knapford Café & Patio — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
11 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +101 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🛝
Family friendly
Very strong match
Free
playground, café, toilets
🎠
Playgrounds
Very strong match
Free
playground, toilets, café, parking
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Farm visits
Very strong match
Varies
Farm attraction
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +101 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Corizus hyoscyami, Willow Emerald Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 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 routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 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 routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
