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Pitcheroak Municipal Golf Course

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

52.30189, -1.95847

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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
  • 🅿️Batchley Community Centre 8m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Western Honey Bee, Speckled Bush-cricket +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Western Honey Bee, Speckled Bush-cricket +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route

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Named routeLocal walking route
Haydon Way Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.75 mLocal walking route
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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route
Redditch NCN 5 Alternative RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Round tripLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pitcheroak Golf Course seen from Musketts Way, Redditch

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pitcheroak Golf Course seen from Musketts Way, Redditch

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arrow Valley Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦Bordesley AbbeyHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Morton Stanley ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Ipsley Meadows (Arrow Valley Country Park)Urban park3.8 km→🦉REDDITCH WOODS: PITCHEROAK WOODNature reserve100 m→🦉REDDITCH WOODS: FOXLYDIATE WOODNature reserve1 km→

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