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Three Parish Wood

1 ha

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.60486, -1.77154

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White +39 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White +39 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2018; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2018

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2019; Plants — Rhododendron, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Sutton Park Archeology Walk 5: Blackroot BistroWalking route

Most of Sutton Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and contains archaeological remains. This trail, one of six in the park, is via an 18th-century racecourse and golf course, medieval deer park, and quarry created for an 18th-century mill pond dam.

Named routeRef AW5BBRound tripLocal walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 534Cycling route
Named routeRef 534National Cycle Network
New Hall Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 534National Cycle Network
Connect2Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route445 m
Named routeRef 534Length 445 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route83 m
Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 534Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rape field & Three Parish Wood

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rape field & Three Parish Wood

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Nearby places

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🐄Drayton Manor ZooVisitor farm4.3 km→🐄Birds of PreyVisitor farm4.3 km→🐄Ash End House Children's FarmVisitor farm4 km→🌱Weeford ParkUrban park1.5 km→🐄Chase Farm ShopVisitor farm2.6 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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