🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bittern and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bittern and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site
Best for
9 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Bittern, Mallard, Coot +100 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Bittern, Mallard, Coot +100 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
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Dog walks
Strong match
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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Foraging
Good match
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Family friendly
Good match
Free
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km▾
Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people.
Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas.
Duration ~9h
Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
