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Brookfield Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.28079, -1.89555

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

90 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Redditch Cycle Link BCycling route
Named routeRef BLocal cycle route
Redditch Cycle Link ACycling route
Named routeRef ALocal cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18Local 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

A435 near Redditch

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A435 near Redditch

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arrow Valley Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦Bordesley AbbeyHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Ipsley Meadows (Arrow Valley Country Park)Urban park1.4 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park4.3 km→🌱Morton Stanley ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Mayfields ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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