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Newbourne Hill

7 ha

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.34473, -1.93999

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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
  • 🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Lily Beetle, Ashy Mining Bee +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Lily Beetle, Ashy Mining Bee +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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
Woodpecker TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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

Named routeRef rtWytLength 4.8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route
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Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route

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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
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Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route
Redditch NCN 5 Alternative RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local 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
Redditch Cycle Route 20Cycling route
Named routeRef 20Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Newbourne Hill

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Arrow Valley Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Bordesley AbbeyHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱St Stephen's ChurchUrban park4.2 km→✦Hewell GrangeHistoric site4.4 km→🦉REDDITCH WOODS: FOXLYDIATE WOODNature reserve5 km→

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