Brookfield Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Redditch Getting here
52.29930, -1.88244
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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
38,644 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,644 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Garganey · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Coot +47
Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 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 38,644 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Garganey · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Coot +47
Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 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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