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Mill Pond

1 ha

📷 David P Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.31452, -1.93630

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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
  • ☕Mill View coffee bar — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax, Blue-tailed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax, Blue-tailed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain · last seen 2023; Plants — Ribwort Plantain · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 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
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
College Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3 mLocal walking route
Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route

Anti-Clockwise

Named routeLocal walking route
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
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Cycling

93 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route
Redditch NCN 5 Alternative RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Round tripLocal cycle route
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route

From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.

Named routeRef 24Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Swan's nest beside the mill pond

📷 David P Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Swan's nest beside the mill pond

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arrow Valley Country ParkUrban park2 km→✦Bordesley AbbeyHistoric site500 m→🌱Ipsley Meadows (Arrow Valley Country Park)Urban park3.3 km→🌱Morton Stanley ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park800 m→🌱St Stephen's ChurchUrban park900 m→

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