Redditch has more footpath per square kilometre than 9 in 10 UK towns
Footpaths add up to 317 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 5.2 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Redditch add up to 4.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 84% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Redditch grades A− for the outdoors: #2 of 22 in Worcestershire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Redditch’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by plenty of park space.
Outdoors grade
Redditch grades A− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Redditch, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A−
Better than 77% of UK towns#2 of 22 in Worcestershire · 26th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space4.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
82out of 100
A park within a walk84%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
55out of 100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of 100
Footpaths5.2 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
94out of 100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of 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.
Towns its size
Redditch is 26th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 64,800 to 103,100 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
Redditch5.2
Towns its size3.8
Worcestershire towns2.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Redditch4.1
Towns its size2.5
Worcestershire towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Redditch84%
Towns its size86%
Worcestershire towns80%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Redditch stands out most for park space per resident: only 4 of the other 59 have more.
8 in 10 Redditch 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 (84%)Further (16%)
Redditch84%
Towns its size86%
Worcestershire towns80%
All UK towns83%
About 13,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 46 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,775 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Cotswolds National Landscape is 13 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
317 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Redditch and the kilometre around it, 5.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocalOther waymarked
Monarch's Way14.9 km
Miller's Trail4.2 km
Arden Way2.4 km
College Wood Trail1.0 km
Moon's Moat Nature Trail0.6 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Monarch's Way and Arden Way.
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 Redditch: May to September
The town’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
8.7
7.7
High (°C)
7
8
11
14
17
20
22
22
19
14
10
8
Rain (mm)
64
49
51
52
61
64
63
67
55
79
73
68
February is the driest month (49 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 79 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 46 nights a year. The climate in Redditch →
Things to do
46 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Redditch grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table. Barnt Green has at least twice Redditch’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Redditch
What is the biggest park in Redditch?
Arrow Valley Country Park, 210 ha (518 acres), with 32.5 km of path. Arrow Valley Country Park (210 ha) is second. 9 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Redditch near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cotswolds National Landscape, 13 mi south-east of the town’s edge. It covers 2,041 km² and was designated in 1966.
What are the best walks near Redditch?
5 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Monarch's Way, Miller's Trail and Arden Way. Arrow Valley Country Park alone has 32.5 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Redditch?
library, 23 mi from the edge of the town. Redditch itself is inland.
How many people in Redditch live near a park?
84% 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 Redditch?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Redditch good for walking?
For paths, yes: 5.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 94% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 82% (4.1 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 Redditch’s overall grade.
National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Alan Marriott · CC BY 2.5