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Mill Plantation

2 ha

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.55269, -1.72228

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Egret, Woodpigeon, Magpie +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Egret, Woodpigeon, Magpie +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Green Nettle Weevil, Small Nettle Weevil +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Green Nettle Weevil, Small Nettle Weevil +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Blackthorn · last seen 2024; Plants — Bee Orchid, Blackthorn · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 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
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 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
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Cycling

6 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
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 533Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route757 m
Named routeRef 534Length 757 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route823 m
Named routeRef 533Length 823 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane to Cuttle Mill Farm and Fishery

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane to Cuttle Mill Farm and Fishery

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park2.3 km→🏞️KINGSBURY WATER PARKCountry park2.3 km→🐄Broomey Croft Children's FarmVisitor farm2.4 km→🌱Herb GardenUrban park700 m→🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱St Peter and St Paul's ChurchUrban park3 km→

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