Getting here
52.40580, -2.08213
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: North Worcestershire Path
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
North Worcestershire PathWalking route
Bourn Brook WalkwayWalking route
Walking route along the Bourn Brook from near to the University of Birmingham to Woodgate Valley
William Shenstone & The Leasowes Historical TrailWalking route
A walk around The Leasowes highlighting examples of the landscaping of poet William Shenstone, who lived here and developed it from grazing farms to one of the first natural landscape gardens of England in the 1700s
The Leasowes Blue Walking TrailWalking route2.1 km
Blue trail 2.1km – 45 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.
🚴Cycling
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Birmingham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Birmingham Local Cycle Network
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)
Rea Valley RouteCycling route
Bourn Brook WalkwayCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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