Getting here
52.35598, -1.90768
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Rail Trail: Wood End CircularWalking route4 km
A 2.5-mile easy circular route through some beautiful Warwickshire countryside and the picture perfect village of Tanworth-in-Arden. Duration: 1 hour Distance: 2.5 miles
Rail Trail: Wythall > ShirleyWalking route4.8 km
A 3-mile wander through the pasture and meadows around the outer Shirley suburbs of Major’s Green and Hollywood. Eyes peeled for the Iron Age hillfort! Duration: 1.5 hours Distance: 3 miles
Rail Trail: Whitlocks End > ShirleyWalking route2.8 km
A 1.75-mile short and sweet ramble across fields, through Christmas Trees(!) and over the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal to Shirley. Duration: 1 hour Distance: 1.75 miles
Miller's TrailWalking route
Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route
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🚴Cycling
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route
NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
Route 55Cycling route
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route
From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.
Redditch Cycle Route 20Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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