Barnt Green

This walk from the Lickey Hills Country Park Visitor Centre, B45 8ER was led by Colin and Jane Niblock on Sat 25 May. The route is a varied one of 5 miles / 8 km.

From the Visitor Centre the route starts south along the crest of Cofton Hill before descending to the base and continuing north along the base and then turning right into Cofton Hacket and reaching Cofton Church Lane. Along the lane, over the railway and then south to Lower Bittel Reservoir where the route goes south west to Barnt Green village and through the village via the station to Pinfields Wood. From there it heads in a northerly direction through the wood to Lickey Warren and back to the Visitor Centre. 

This walk of just over 5 miles was led by Debra Stojkovic from The Crown Inn, Alvechurch, B48 7PN. The route was part field, part canal towpath and part road, and included the village of Barnt Green.

This walk, led by Mary, starts at the Barnt Green Inn, 22, Kendal End Road, Rednal, B45 8PZ is 10.5 mile long taking in the Lickey and Waseley Hills. 

The walk starts off in the Lickey Hills, heading north west through Pinfield Wood and Lickey Warren, then though the burial ground to the Obelisk. The route then follows back lanes and footpaths, crossing under the A38, to pick up the Monarch’s Way by the Chadwich Manor Estate. There will be an opportunity to visit a rather lovely farm shop just before then. We then climb up the Waseley Hills (quite steep) to take in fabulous views across to the West before reaching the viewpoint on Windmill Hill. There is a Visitor’s Centre with toilets at the bottom of the hill if the consensus is to go there. The route then picks up the North Worcestershire Path, with views across to the East, to the what now seems the obligatory Golf Course  - it’s either a canal or Golf Course! After circumnavigating the tees and greens , hopefully without getting lost, the route heads back up to the Lickey Hills Visitor’s Centre (more toilets) before heading south along the bottom of Cofton Hill and back into Pinfold Wood and the pub.

A walk from The Barnt Green Inn (Address: 22 Kendal End Road, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8PZ. Directions)

The walk heads east to the Bittell Reservoirs then back west through Cofton Hackett and into the Lickey Hills and over the golf course. The route then returns to Barnt Green via Beacon Hill and Bilberry Hill.