Dodderhill Common - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.28342, -2.06150
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 17 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
Orange Route, Hanbury HallWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Blue Route, Hanbury HallWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Hanbury Circular WalkWalking route6.8 km▾
Named routeLength 6.8 kmLocal walking route
Grey Route, Hanbury HallWalking route1.8 km▾
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route▾
From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route715 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 715 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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