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St Laurence's Church

📷 Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.35001, -1.96235

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Cafe Morso — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug, Green Dock Beetle +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug, Green Dock Beetle +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Woodpecker TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route

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Named routeLocal walking route
North Worcestershire PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bearhill Drivepublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: residential
Robins Hill Drivepublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: residential
The Gauntspublic footpath · 84 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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

Photos

St Laurence's Church, Alvechurch seen from Snake Lane (24269866993)

📷 Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Laurence's Church, Alvechurch seen from Snake Lane (24269866993)

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