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Defford Road Allotment Gardens

9 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.10219, -2.07626

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Great Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 149m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Starling, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Millennium Way (Warks)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

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

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Pershore Bridges Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named route
Eckington Wharf Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km

A 3.5 mile, waymarked riverside walk in the Worcestershire countryside

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Avon Waypublic footpath · 198 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 198 mSurface tarmacPath type: footway
Waylandspublic footpath · 378 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 378 mPath type: footway
Waylandspublic footpath · 145 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 145 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route (442)Cycling route
Named routeRef (442)Local cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Pershore railway station cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Mercian Way LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public footpath to Pershore

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath to Pershore

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Saint Andrews GardensUrban park900 m→🦉AVON MEADOWSNature reserve1.7 km→✦Pershore BridgeHistoric site400 m→✦Kemerton Camp Hill FortHistoric site4.8 km→

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