During the walk we will visit the Black Tap for B98 8HY. A short walk exploring the refreshments. supernatural side of Redditch including a refreshment break at the Black Tap. Evening walk: Woods, Pubs and Chips, 4 miles, easy. Start time 6.30pm at Headless Cross Community Orchard Tuesday 27th June 2017 B97 4LD. We will walk on mainly tarmac and gravel paths through local woods and then onto The Eagle for a Studley to Coughton 9 miles, easy. Meet refreshment break before walking back to the start with Island Car Park, Redditch B97 5LD at 9.30 am where we the option of fish and chips at the Inn Plaice & a visit to will car share to the start. The walk will take us through the Gate Hangs Well. the beautiful Warwickshire countryside, along the River Arrow and part of the Arden way. There will be a short Sunday 25th June 2017 stop at the Throckmorton Arms.

Alvechurch Railway Station to Peacock Pub, 9 miles, Evening walk: Headless Cross to Arrow Valley Lake, 6

easy. Start time 10.02 at Alvechurch Railway Station B48 miles, easy. Start time 6.30pm Headless Cross Welcome to the Redditch Ramblers 7SD. (either park at the station or catch the 9.57 train Community Orchard Car Park. B97 4LD. A walk Walking Festival from Redditch). The walk will use the Birmingham and combining urban and rural aspects of Redditch. Includes Worcester Canal to Wast Hill Tunnel and then the North a walk around the beautiful Arrow Valley Lake and return Here you will find brief details of the 18 walks we are Path to The Peacock. The walk back to via Abbey Meadows and Bordesley Abbey. offering. There is no charge to join any of our walks and Alvechurch uses local footpaths and quiet country lanes. all the car parks we use are free. All walks are circular Wednesday 28th June 2017 Start time and vary in length from 3 to 12 miles. Each walk will be Evening walk: Love Lyne Views, 4 miles, easy. 6.30pm at Morton Stanley Park in car park off Windmill Nature walk, 7 miles, easy. Start time 10am led by an experienced walk leader. For all walks please from the car park at Winfield’s Outdoors B96 6HQ. This wear suitable shoes and clothing. You should also bring Drive B97 5GE. A short walk from the park to Love Lyne Lane and then up a hill to enjoy views of Worcestershire walk will take us though the village of Feckenham to the sufficient refreshments for the day walks–most walks reed beds and marshes of Feckenham Wylde Moor will include a pub stop. Please arrive 10 minutes before and the Malverns. We will visit the Red Lion for refreshments on our way back to the Park. nature reserve; a flagship reserve under the ownership the walk starts. of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. We will hopefully Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome on most walks Monday 26th June 2017 be hearing the cuckoo and spotting wild flowers, birds and insects along the way. At the end of the walk we – please check with the walk co-ordinators Gay (01527 Chartists’ walk 8.5 miles, moderate. Start time 10am 541715) or Paul (01527 450631). can visit The Rose and Crown. from Sanders Park, Kidderminster Road, Bromsgrove B61 Saturday 24th June 7JP. This pleasant undulating walk takes us through Evening walk: Redditch Parks, Ponds and Cemeteries, 6 woodlands to the area around the small village of miles, easy. Start time 6.30pm at Morton Stanley Park in Redditch Remembered, 7 miles, easy. Start time 10am Dodford one of the strongholds of the mid- 19th century Car Park off Windmill Drive B97 5GE. From the Park we from the Forge Mill Museum Outer Car Park (by Chartist movement. There will be a short stop at the will use local footpaths visiting an old cemetery in Sainsbury’s Petrol Station) B98 8HY. The walk will start Dodford Inn. Rectory Road before walking through Southcrest Woods at the Forge Mill Museum and the site of Bordesley to Terrys Pond and then to Lodge Pool. We then make Evening walk: Ghost , 3 miles, easy. Start time 6.30pm Abbey. From there the walk will use an old map from our way back via the old cemetery at Plymouth Road and from Forge Mill Museum Car Park, Needle Mill Lane, the Second World War and visit points of interest. Musketts Way. Thursday 29th June 2017 Saturday 1st July

Tardebigge, 8 miles, easy. Start time 10am car park at Studley stroll, 4 miles, easy, no stiles. Start time 10am Tardebigge Church B60 3AH. This easy walk (with one at Pool Road Car Park in Studley B80 7QU. A flat walk optional climb) around the area of Tardebigge and over fields surrounding the St Mary's Church and Woodgate will afford splendid views over “Studley College", which is now a hotel. Some local Worcestershire and a gentle walk along the canal to see history included. Lunch or a drink at the Barley Mow the famous Tardebigge flight. There will be a short stop afterwards if you are interested. at the canal-side Queen’s Head Morton Stanley Park to Feckenham 8 miles, moderate. Evening walk: Pumphouse Loop, 6 miles, easy. Start Start time 10am. at Morton Stanley Park, Windmill Drive, time 6.30 p.m. Rose & Crown, Heathfield Road, Headless Cross, Redditch B97 5GE. We will walk through B97 5RB. We will explore the lanes of the park, fields and quiet country lanes to Feckenham Webheath and Bentley with views over open fields and via Cruise Hill. We will have a lunch stop on The Green at woodlands, crossing the footbridge of Bentley Water Feckenham and take refreshments at The Rose and Splash, returning through Morton Stanley Park to Crown. Redditch Ramblers complete the Pumphouse Loop on our return to the . Meet: Rose & Crown. Evening walk: Weethley – Ragley, 6 miles, easy 6.30 p.m. Crabbs Cross, Car Park Redditch B97 5LD. We Walking Festival Friday 30th June 2017 will organise car sharing from Crabbs Cross to the start of walk at Weethley. This walk offers outstanding views th nd The Lickey Hills 8 miles, moderate –including some from the Ridgeway towards Stratford upon Avon and is a 24 June to 2 July 2017 hills. Start time 10am from the car park at Lickey Hills haven for wildlife; deer, hares, buzzards and rabbits are Golf Course, Rose Hill, Lickey, Rednal, Birmingham B45 regularly witnessed. Full details of our walks can be found at:- 8RR. The walk starts by climbing via steps to the top of the Lickeys. We will be walking in hills, woods, along the Sunday 2nd July http://redditchramblerswalkingfestival.webs.com/ canal and the reservoir. The lunch stop will be at The Bentley Common 12 miles, moderate. Meet: 9.30am Crown at Withybed Green. There is a café at the end of For further information contact:- Crabbs Cross Island Car Park, Redditch. Postcode: B97 the walk for those wishing to reward themselves with 5LD. Start time 10am Bentley Village Hall, B97 5TB. This [email protected] cake!! lovely walk around the area of Bentley, Pauncefoot and or call Evening walk: Ramb-ale 6 miles, easy. Start time Broad Green offers good views across open fields to the Gay Thomas 01527 541715 6.30pm Morton Stanley Park, Windmill Drive, Headless Malverns and Bredon Hills. We will pass Tardebigge Paul Field 01527 450631 Cross, Redditch B97 5GE. We will begin by following the Reservoir and the historic Tardebigge Church via a short Monarch’s Way national trail through the park and to stretch of the Worcester to Birmingham Canal. We will the first of the pubs of the evening, The Brook at Elcock’s stop at the Tardebigge Pub for a break. Brook. From there we continue on the Monarch’s Way to the Foxlydiate and the Rose and Crown at Webheath and then return to the park.