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Arrow Valley Country Park

7 ha

📷 Mike Dodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.30534, -1.91497

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 288m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 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

Arrow Valley Country Park & Lake

📷 Mike Dodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arrow Valley Country Park & Lake

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arrow Valley Country ParkUrban park200 m→✦Bordesley AbbeyHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Ipsley Meadows (Arrow Valley Country Park)Urban park1.7 km→🌱Morton Stanley ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Mayfields ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱St Stephen's ChurchUrban park1.8 km→

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