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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐾Millets Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter +25 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named route
Middle Littleton Tithe Barn Walk, Middle LittletonWalking route9.9 km

Circular walk along the River Avon and field paths, country lanes with gates, stiles and bridges. Can be muddy when wet. Walking boots are recommended.

Named routeLength 9.9 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Isbourne WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blayneys Lanepublic footpath · 202 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Blayneys Lanepublic footpath · 294 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 294 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route911 m
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route212 m
Named routeRef 41Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Evesham Vale Light Railway - Fox leads Badger

Evesham Vale Light Railway - Fox leads Badger

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