Plan your visit
Getting here
52.24336, -1.87860
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Wren
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coughton Kitchen Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Wren
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coughton Kitchen Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — open green space
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Field Grasshopper +6 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Heart of England WayWalking 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.
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
College Wood TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Redditch Cycle Route 18Cycling route
Redditch Cycle Route 17Cycling route
From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.
Redditch Cycle Route 14Cycling route
From Crabbs Cross, Oakenshaw, Greenlands, Ipsley, Washford, Matchborough, to Mappleborough Green. A mixture of roads, paths, and paved bridleways.
Route SRCycling route
Main RouteCycling route67 m
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
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