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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Little Egret, Carrion Crow, Skylark +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Carrion Crow, Skylark +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +2 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Picnic day out

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
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

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 533Cycling route
Named routeRef 533National Cycle Network
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
New Hall Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 534National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 533Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
N/ACycling route76 m
Named routeLength 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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