Alveley’s biggest
Highley Mine
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
59 ha (146 acres)8.6 km of path
1 h 55 minto walk all 8.6 km of path
83 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Church of St Mary · Photo: Gammock · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Alveley · parks, paths & countryside
Alveley has more park space per resident than nearly 9 in 10 UK towns
Parks and playing fields in Alveley add up to 5.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 51% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Footpaths add up to 15 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.6 for every square kilometre. Alveley grades C− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
5.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
51%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
15 km
1.6 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Shropshire Hills National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Alveley?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Room to roam5.4 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 88% of UK towns.Few mapped footpaths1.6 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Alveley’s strongest suit is plenty of park space. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Alveley grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Alveley, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C−
Better than 22% of UK towns42nd of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space5.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
88out of
100
100
A park within a walk51%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
14out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.6 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
20out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Villages its size
Alveley is 42nd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,400 to 1,600 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Alveley1.6
Villages its size1.9
Shropshire towns2.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Alveley5.4
Villages its size2.1
Shropshire towns1.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Alveley51%
Villages its size82%
Shropshire towns72%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Alveley stands out most for park space per resident: only 6 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 49 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambercombe Devon | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 2.8 | 29% |
| 2 | Ashurst Wood West Sussex | A+ | 4 | 100% | 3.4 | 81% |
| 3 | Heathfield Devon | A+ | 20.4 | 100% | 3 | 30% |
| 4 | Charlton Down Dorset | A | 4 | 100% | 2.3 | 58% |
| 5 | Ewhurst Surrey | A | 4.3 | 76% | 4.6 | 46% |
| 6 | Gargrave North Yorkshire | A | 5.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 41% |
| 7 | Denham Buckinghamshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Knowle Hampshire | A− | 2 | 100% | 3.1 | 7% |
| 9 | Hale Cheshire | A− | 4.8 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Littleton Hampshire | A− | 7.8 | 100% | 1.1 | 10% |
| 11 | Twyford Hampshire | A− | 6.8 | 49% | 3.3 | 44% |
| 12 | Longwick Buckinghamshire | B+ | 2 | 100% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 13 | Temple Cloud Somerset | B+ | 2.6 | 77% | 3.9 | 15% |
| 14 | Blackhall Mill County Durham | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 15 | Caer-went Gwent | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 8% |
| 16 | Great Bowden Leicestershire | B+ | 6.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 17 | Offenham Worcestershire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 18 | Kensworth Bedfordshire | B | 1.8 | 79% | 3 | 59% |
| 19 | Burford Oxfordshire | B | 3.5 | 84% | 1.2 | 53% |
| 20 | Sturminster Marshall Dorset | B | 2 | 100% | 1.4 | 30% |
| 21 | South Godstone Surrey | B | 2 | 100% | 1.8 | 5% |
| 22 | Houghton Cumbria | B | 1.7 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 23 | Wingrave Buckinghamshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Kingstone Herefordshire | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 25 | Kibblesworth Tyne and Wear | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 26 | Foxhole Cornwall | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 27 | Collingtree and Milton Malsor Northamptonshire | B− | 4.9 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 28 | Carharrack Cornwall | C+ | 0.7 | 80% | 4.2 | 2% |
| 29 | Trinant Gwent | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 30 | Nether Stowey Somerset | C+ | 1.9 | 18% | 3 | 39% |
| 31 | Langley Vale Surrey | C+ | 0.8 | 53% | 5.5 | 7% |
| 32 | Gretton Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 33 | Nether Heyford Northamptonshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Bassingham Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.2 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 35 | Sibsey Lincolnshire | C | 2.4 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Geddington Northamptonshire | C | 3 | 82% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Barton Lancashire | C | 2.6 | 47% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 38 | Eythorne Kent | C | 0.5 | 79% | 2.5 | 9% |
| 39 | Horndon on the Hill Essex | C | 3.5 | 81% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Freeland Oxfordshire | C | 1.4 | 53% | 2.6 | 17% |
| 41 | Waresley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 42 | Alveley Shropshire | C− | 5.4 | 51% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Hartwell Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 59% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Silverton Devon | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Denbury Devon | C− | 2.8 | 24% | 0.7 | 3% |
| 46 | Greens Norton Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 66% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Pontyberem Dyfed | C− | 4.7 | 58% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 48 | North Somercotes Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 44% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Cawood North Yorkshire | D | 1.9 | 60% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Braunston Northamptonshire | D | 1.8 | 50% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Croft Cheshire | D | 1.1 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Oakington Cambridgeshire | D | 2.1 | 52% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Stockton Warwickshire | D | 1.5 | 44% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Newton-with-Scales Lancashire | D | 1.4 | 76% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Badersfield Norfolk | D− | 0.3 | 53% | 1 | 2% |
| 56 | Gayton Norfolk | D− | 1.6 | 62% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Sturton by Stow Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 41% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Tilney St Lawrence Norfolk | D− | 1.5 | 53% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 59 | South Broomhill Northumberland | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Great Bricett Suffolk | D− | 1.2 | 0% | 1.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Alveley’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Alveley
The biggest is Highley Mine, 59 ha (146 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Highley Mine
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
59 ha (146 acres)8.6 km of path
1 h 55 minto walk all 8.6 km of path
83 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
5 in 10 Alveley residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (51%)Further (49%)
Alveley51%
Villages its size82%
Shropshire towns72%
All UK towns83%
About 700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 251 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape is 7.4 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Footpaths & waymarked walks
5 waymarked walks pass through or near Alveley
15 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Alveley and the kilometre around it, 1.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
RegionalLocal
Geopark Way7.9 km
The Highley Trail5.2 km
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester4.7 km
Captain Geoffrey's Estate Walk, Dudmaston Estate0.8 km
Captain Geoffrey's Woodland Walk, Dudmaston Estate0.8 km
Close to home, the The Highley Trail has 5 km of local walk within 2 km of the village. 2 regional routes pass through, including the Geopark Way and Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Alveley: May to September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 55 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 61 | 83 | 78 | 79 |
March is the driest month (53 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 83 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 51 nights a year. The climate in Alveley →
Things to do
6 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
HighleyKinverWolverleyCookleyBewdleyBridgnorthAlveley
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Highley, 1.8 miles away, grades C+, the best next door: 73% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Alveley
What is the biggest park in Alveley?
Highley Mine, 59 ha (146 acres), with 8.6 km of path, just outside the built-up area. Highley Mine (59 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Alveley near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, 7.4 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 808 km² and was designated in 1959.
What are the best walks near Alveley?
5 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Geopark Way, The Highley Trail and Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester. Highley Mine alone has 8.6 km of path.
How many people in Alveley live near a park?
51% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Alveley?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Alveley good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 20% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 88% (5.4 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Alveley’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Alveley’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.