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Canalside Park

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Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • Hatton Locks Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Early Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird, Empis tessellata +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Dixons Farm Footbridgepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 41Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route527 m
Named routeRef 52Length 527 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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