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Wiggin Memorial Playing Feilds

2 ha
WildlifeFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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
  • The Lounge/Youth Club — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Woodpecker TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route

Anti-Clockwise

Named routeLocal walking route
North Worcestershire PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Gauntspublic footpath · 84 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: residential
Bearhill Drivepublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route

From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.

Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 20Cycling route
Named routeRef 20Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pedestrian entrance to 'The Meadows' in Alvechurch, Worcestershire.

Pedestrian entrance to 'The Meadows' in Alvechurch, Worcestershire.

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