🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 304m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 304m away — 3 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
10 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Sphaerophoria scripta, Syrphus +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
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Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional 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
Rail Trail: Birmingham International > Marston GreenWalking route6.4 km▾
A 4-mile walk discovering wildflower meadows, oak woodland and parkland along Low Brook on an easy route to Marston Green. Plane spotting optional!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 4 miles
Named routeRef rtBIALength 6.4 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Rail Trail: Olton > ShirleyWalking route12.5 km▾
An 8-mile longer meander along the banks of the Grand Union Canal and the River Cole, through the heart of Tolkein Country!
Duration: 3.5 hours
Distance: 8 miles
Named routeRef rtOltLength 12.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Colebridge WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling
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73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 533Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 533National Cycle Network
North Birmingham Walking and Cycling RouteCycling route▾
Route 535 is a small cycle route from National Cycle Route 5 in Birmingham City Centre to Gravelly Hill, which carries on for a short way along the Tame Valley Canal
Named routeRef 535National Cycle Network
Cole Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
A47 Pop up cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop UpLocal cycle route
Park, Roll & Stroll Pup Up Cycle RouteCycling route▾
