Brookfield Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Redditch Getting here
52.29802, -1.88308
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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 407m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 407m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Redditch Cycle Route 12
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Henley-in-Arden Circular Walking route 8.7 km ▾
A 2.5-mile exceedingly rural ramble from the hamlet of Danzey Green out to the bluebells and southerly views of Mockley Wood.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 5.5 miles
Named route Ref rtHen Length 8.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Arden Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 42 Regional walking route
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 17 Cycling route ▾
From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.
Named route Ref 17 Local cycle route
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 14 Cycling route ▾
From Crabbs Cross, Oakenshaw, Greenlands, Ipsley, Washford, Matchborough, to Mappleborough Green. A mixture of roads, paths, and paved bridleways.
Named route Ref 14 Local cycle route
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Local cycle route
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Route SR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SR Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Roundabout at Matchborough
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Wildlife to spot
40,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Garganey · Cormorant · Robin · Mute Swan · Lesser Black-backed Gull +49
Garganey Spatula querquedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wigeon Mareca penelope Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta Goosander Mergus merganser Shoveler Spatula clypeata Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · White-legged Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Garganey · Cormorant · Robin · Mute Swan · Lesser Black-backed Gull +49
Garganey Spatula querquedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wigeon Mareca penelope Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta Goosander Mergus merganser Shoveler Spatula clypeata Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · White-legged Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker
Brown Hawker
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
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