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Arrow Valley Country Park

1 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.30368, -1.91576

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 208m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Rail Trail: Wood End CircularWalking route4 km

A 2.5-mile easy circular route through some beautiful Warwickshire countryside and the picture perfect village of Tanworth-in-Arden. Duration: 1 hour Distance: 2.5 miles

Named routeRef rtWdELength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
College Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3 mLocal walking route
Proctors Barn Lanepublic footpath · 169 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 169 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

90 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

Divergent paths, Arrow Valley Country Park, Redditch, Worcestershire

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Divergent paths, Arrow Valley Country Park, Redditch, Worcestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arrow Valley Country ParkUrban park300 m→✦Bordesley AbbeyHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Ipsley Meadows (Arrow Valley Country Park)Urban park1.5 km→🌱Morton Stanley ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Mayfields ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱St Stephen's ChurchUrban park1.7 km→

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