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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Green Shieldbug +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Green Shieldbug +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 56 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Millstream WayWalking 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
Rail Trail: Earlswood > WythallWalking route2.8 km

A 1.75-mile short and easy route to Earlswood passing through farm and heathland, crossing the River Cole, and skirting Fulford Golf Course. Duration: 1 hour Distance: 1.75 miles

Named routeRef rtEwdLength 2.8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
North Worcestershire PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bourn Brook WalkwayWalking route

Walking route along the Bourn Brook from near to the University of Birmingham to Woodgate Valley

Named routeLocal walking route
Bentmead Grovepublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Wigland Waypublic footpath · 116 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 116 mPath type: path
Briar Waypublic footpath · 58 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route

NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route

Named routeRef Rea Valley
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route
Cole Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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