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Getting here
52.65684, -1.80266
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 187m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 187m away — 10 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +23 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Elder, Hawthorn
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Heart of England WayWalking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
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
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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
🚴Cycling
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 54Cycling route
McClean WayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route378 m
N/ACycling route228 m
N/ACycling route59 m
Main RouteCycling route240 m
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Barkers Lanebridleway · 571 m
Wildlife to spot
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