Mixed woodland straddling a fairly steep ridge. Not all of the wood is “runnable” but creative planning has allowed a Blue length course. Very attractive wood, particularly in bluebell season.

Events held in earlier years:

Reclaimed industrial land turned nature reserve. Permanent Orienteering Course with five maps offering courses of varying length and dificulty. Suitable for Local events.

Events held in earlier years: National Trust site based on a pleasant wooded valley containing a series of lakes, some areas of rhododendron, some parkland. Used for both Regional and Winter Evening Events. There is a Permanent Orienteering Course; the map shows all the posts and has some suggested courses of varying length and difficulty.

Events held in earlier years:

National Trust site with a mixture of parkland, fields and an extensive wooded valley. POC A ridge with very steep north facing scarp and gentle dip slopes. A large valley with medieval fish ponds. An iron age fort with excellent views. On the common there are dew ponds and lots of half timbered houses; the grassland near the Castle has some really ancient sweet chestnuts. Last used for a large event in 2013 when rare fauna caused last minute access…

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National Trust hills with a mixture of heath, plantation and low naturally seeded oak. Adjacent to Hagley Wood (private plantation) and Walton Hill. Spectacular bluebells in spring and very good views over the Birmingham conurbation & Worcester/Shropshire Hills all year round. It is steep in places, with lots of paths and re-entrants. Generally runnable but suffers from bracken in summer. In recent years it has been used for local events ranging from from the annual June Jaunter to Summer Series,…

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