🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Wren +32 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Wren +32 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Plantain, Weld, Prickly Lettuce +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 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 river walk also ending at Hopwas.
Duration ~5h
Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Rail Trail: Birmingham International > Marston GreenWalking route6.4 km▾
A 4-mile walk discovering wildflower meadows, oak woodland and parkland along Low Brook on an easy route to Marston Green. Plane spotting optional!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 4 miles
Named routeRef rtBIALength 6.4 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling
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8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cole Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
3 Parks Cycle Route- Silver Route (Airport Viewing Area to Meriden Park)Cycling route2.7 km▾
The all-weather route follows the valley of the Hatchford, Westley and Kingshurst Brooks whilst passing through an attractive mixture of formal parkland, wooded areas and open grassland.
Named routeRef 3PSLength 2.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Godwin WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 Parks Cycle Route- Lime Route (Old Rectory Farm to Airport Viewing Area)Cycling route1.6 km▾
The all-weather route follows the valley of the Hatchford, Westley and Kingshurst Brooks whilst passing through an attractive mixture of formal parkland, wooded areas and open grassland.
Named routeRef 3PLLength 1.6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route301 m▾
Named routeRef 53Length 301 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
