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Bordesley Abbey

28 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Mill View coffee bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Epiphragma ocellare +26 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route

Anti-Clockwise

Named routeLocal walking route
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
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Cycling

88 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
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Abbey Fish Ponds-Bordesley Abbey

Abbey Fish Ponds-Bordesley Abbey

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