Alne Wood - Woodland
17 ha
🌿Foraging🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
52.24717, -1.84797
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional 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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
College Wood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 1.3 mLocal walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Redditch Cycle Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 17Cycling route▾
From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.
Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 14Cycling route▾
From Crabbs Cross, Oakenshaw, Greenlands, Ipsley, Washford, Matchborough, to Mappleborough Green. A mixture of roads, paths, and paved bridleways.
Named routeRef 14Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Local cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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