Plan your visit
Getting here
52.44637, -1.99829
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — country park
Forest walks
Strong match
Country park
Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Picnic day out
Good match
Country park — good for group day out
Wildlife
Good match
Country park — managed habitat
Hiking
Moderate match
Named hiking route nearby: Bourn Brook Walkway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
23 signed routes nearby · 308 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
The Leasowes Red Walking TrailWalking route3.3 km
Red trail 3.3km – 1 hour 15 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.
Down The Bumble Hole- Windmill End TrailWalking route3 km
Short trail exploring Windmill End- a tranquil Black Country spot. Today, featuring birdsong, cyclists and water voles. Yet in the 1700/1800s it was a noisy, dirty workshop lined with factories, boatyards, blast furnaces and collieries.
Smethwick Places of Worship Heritage TrailWalking route6.5 km
A trail around Smethwick- a culturally diverse area where you can learn about the wide variety of religious communities who live alongside one another in a relatively small area.
Birmingham Platinum Jubilee WalkwayWalking route19 km
A circular walkway to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee marked by pavement bronze plaques at 20 points of special significance to the people of Birmingham. Unveiled by HRH The Earl of Wessex.
Howley Grange Roadpublic footpath · 47 m
Hindon Walkpublic footpath · 13 m
Faraday Avenuepublic footpath · 83 m
🚴Cycling
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black HeathCycling route
Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling 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
🐴Horse riding
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Watery Lanebyway open to all traffic · 383 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 5 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 2 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 222 m
Bourn Brook Walkwaybyway open to all traffic · 63 m
About this country park
Woodgate Valley is a 192-hectare country park located in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Visitors will find diverse habitats including meadows, woodlands, and wetlands, which support various wildlife such as birds, butterflies, and small mammals, along with walking and cycling paths.
Wildlife to spot
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