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The Alders

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.27036, -1.86680

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ruddy Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Redditch Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 20Cycling route
Named routeRef 20Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 17Cycling route

From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.

Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 14Cycling route

From Crabbs Cross, Oakenshaw, Greenlands, Ipsley, Washford, Matchborough, to Mappleborough Green. A mixture of roads, paths, and paved bridleways.

Named routeRef 14Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Arrow Valley Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park3.1 km→🌱Ipsley Meadows (Arrow Valley Country Park)Urban park3.6 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park3.1 km→✦Medieval settlement at Coughton CourtHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Astwood ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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