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Job's Hill

7 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.62538, -1.78009

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Barn Owl +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Barn Owl +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Sorrel, Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort +21 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Sorrel, Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort +21 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Stripe-legged Robberfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Stripe-legged Robberfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Common Nettle

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional 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
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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
McClean WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Rookery Lanebridleway · 366 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 366 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Heart of England Way near Job's Hill

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Heart of England Way near Job's Hill

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🐄Drayton Manor ZooVisitor farm5 km→🦉BROAD MEADOWNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Weeford ParkUrban park1.9 km→⛪St Chad's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🐄Chase Farm ShopVisitor farm4.2 km→⛪Trinity Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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