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📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.58782, -1.62740

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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
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +33 more · last seen 2025

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

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 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
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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dismantled railway south of Birch Coppice

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dismantled railway south of Birch Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Abbey Green ParkUrban park3.4 km→🦉ABBEY GREENNature reserve3.5 km→🦉KETTLE BROOKNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Dosthill ParkUrban park4.4 km→🦉DOSTHILL PARKNature reserve4.5 km→✦MEREVALE HALLHistoric site4.6 km→

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