🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Mapa Community Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Mapa Community Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
Best for
8 activities
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Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, café, parking
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Pterostichus melanarius, Dotted Bee-fly, Western Conifer Seed Bug +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 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
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Cycling
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21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 533Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 533National Cycle Network
Cole Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Ward End RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 Parks Cycle Route- Silver Route (Airport Viewing Area to Meriden Park)Cycling route2.7 km▾
The all-weather route follows the valley of the Hatchford, Westley and Kingshurst Brooks whilst passing through an attractive mixture of formal parkland, wooded areas and open grassland.
Named routeRef 3PSLength 2.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
