Woodgate Valley Country Park

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Walk directions

From the bottom of the visitor centre car park, head to the main road, and then right along the pavement, down the hill for 100yds (93m), bearing right at the roundabout. Turn right down Watery Lane, signposted to Bourn Brook, Harbourne and Selly Oak.

When you reach the farm access gate, bear left along the tarmac footpath by the side of a stream – the Bourn Brook – with the bridleway up to the left. This path arcs right, passing two footbridges over the brook. At the second footbridge, do not cross it but bear left past the large oak tree and a bench seat and walk along a footpath that arcs away from the stream towards an area of trees. In about 100yds (93m), bear right and in a few more paces right again, beyond a white-tipped marker post. The path dips back into the woods briefly before emerging in an open area. Follow the grassy path down the left-hand side of the clearing. At a junction of paths, by a bench, take the right-hand option, crossing the meadow.

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  Terrain  - Grassy footpaths and tracks
  Landscape  - Country park
  Dog friendliness  - Off lead around park
  Parking  - Woodgate Valley Country Park
  Toilets en route  - Country Park visitor centre building
About the walk
Birmingham is surrounded by country parks and Woodgate Valley Country Park is one of these vital green spaces. This walk takes you past an urban farm complex and along the side of the babbling Bourn Brook, which runs the length of the valley to the River Rea at Cannon Hill Park. The park comprises...
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Woodgate Valley Country Park

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Additional information
  Terrain - Grassy footpaths and tracks
  Landscape - Country park
  Dog friendliness - Off lead around park
  Parking - Woodgate Valley Country Park
  Toilets en route - Country Park visitor centre building
About the walk
Birmingham is surrounded by country parks and Woodgate Valley Country Park is one of these vital green spaces. This walk takes you past an urban farm complex and along the side of the babbling Bourn Brook, which runs the length of the valley to the River Rea at Cannon Hill Park. The park comprises...
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West Midlands
After Greater London, the West Midlands is the UK’s biggest county by population, and after London, Birmingham is the UK’s largest city. There’s a lot to seek out here – it has a vibrant culture, with exceptionally good nightlife.