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Sling Common - Mixed woodland

3 ha

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.39173, -2.08201

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 181m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
North Worcestershire PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Illey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Link to CatshillWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Short Walk, Clent HillsWalking route1.6 km

A wide all-ability path, with compacted gravel and little gradient, suitable for pushchairs and most wheelchairs. The circular route returns via a steeper and slightly more uneven woodland trail.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Rea Valley RouteCycling route

NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route

Named routeRef Rea Valley
Local Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Local Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Rea ValleyLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route674 m
Named routeRef 5Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Gutterbridleway · 88 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 88 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
The Gutterbridleway · 143 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 143 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bell Heath Road Bell End

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bell Heath Road Bell End

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lickey Hills Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Fairfield Recreation GroundUrban park1.9 km→🌱Waseley Hills Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🏞️CLENT HILLSCountry park3.1 km→🌱Hagley ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Rubery ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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