Getting here
52.37180, -1.92427
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Peregrine
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Peregrine
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Hobby +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Hobby +74 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Ivy, Broad-leaved Dock +10 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Ramsons
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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
Rail Trail: Whitlocks End > ShirleyWalking route2.8 km
A 1.75-mile short and sweet ramble across fields, through Christmas Trees(!) and over the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal to Shirley. Duration: 1 hour Distance: 1.75 miles
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
North Worcestershire PathWalking 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
Icknield Streetpublic footpath · 337 m
🚴Cycling
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route
NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Route 55Cycling route
Billesley & Shire Country Park CircularCycling route
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route
From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Storage bays or clamps, Mount Pleasant Farm by Ryknild Street
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