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Greenfields Playing Field

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis), Greater Bulb-Fly, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis), Greater Bulb-Fly, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 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
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
Haydon Way Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.75 mLocal walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

90 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Redditch Cycle Route 17Cycling route

From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.

Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 14Cycling route

From Crabbs Cross, Oakenshaw, Greenlands, Ipsley, Washford, Matchborough, to Mappleborough Green. A mixture of roads, paths, and paved bridleways.

Named routeRef 14Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bollards and bins off Highland Way, Greenlands, Redditch

Bollards and bins off Highland Way, Greenlands, Redditch

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