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Gorse Wood

6 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.34768, -1.74204

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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
  • ☕The Garden Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lagria hirta, Eristalis tenax +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 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
Rail Trail: Widney Manor > DorridgeWalking route4.4 km

A 2.75-mile easy walk through Solihull’s suburbia and countryside between two stations, crossing the M42 and the river Blythe. Duration: 1.5 hours Distance: 2.75 miles

Named routeRef rtWMLength 4.4 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
Packwood Avenuepublic footpath · 39 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mSurface grassPath type: path
Packwood Avenuepublic footpath · 139 m

Seasonally muddy in wet weather.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Packwood Avenuepublic footpath · 192 m

Significant tree roots (unavoidable, 0.10). Seasonally muddy in wet weather.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 192 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path to Chessetts Wood Road

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path to Chessetts Wood Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dorridge ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Knowle ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦BADDESLEY CLINTON HALLHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Bentley Heath Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→✦WROXALL ABBEYHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Blythe Valley ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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