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Birch Wood

3 ha

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.52968, -1.71220

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Teal
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Teal, Water Rail +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Teal, Water Rail +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional 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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cole Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Godwin WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route301 m
Named routeRef 53Length 301 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route665 m
Named routeRef 53Length 665 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 53Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Birch wood

📷 Wikipedia · Birch wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park4.1 km→🏞️KINGSBURY WATER PARKCountry park4.1 km→🌱Cole End Park & Nature ReserveUrban park2.9 km→🌱The CroftUrban park3.5 km→🌱Coleshill Memorial ParkUrban park3.6 km→🐄Broomey Croft Children's FarmVisitor farm4.5 km→

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