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Shurnock Brake - Woodland plantation

1 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

HorsesWalks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.25178, -1.95465

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

2 activities

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional 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
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
Haydon Way Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.75 mLocal walking route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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
Redditch Cycle Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile to footpath to Shurnock Court

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile to footpath to Shurnock Court

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Morton Stanley ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Astwood Bank ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Astwood ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦Feckenham manorial moated siteHistoric site2.5 km→🦉REDDITCH WOODS: WALKWOOD COPPICENature reserve3.7 km→🦉REDDITCH WOODS: OAKENSHAW WOODNature reserve4.3 km→

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