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Morton Stanley Park

The 95 acres of Morton Stanley Park offer a rich mosaic of natural habitats and things to do, amidst a historic landscape of open mown grass, veteran trees and mature hedgerows.

Did you know? Before it was a park, the land was a farm and cottage owned by local industrialist William Morton Stanley (1840-1924).

Morton Stanley, local needle maker turned full time farmer, left it in his will to be ‘used and applied at all times hereafter as a Park for the use of the inhabitants of the Urban district of Redditch and the Parish of Webheath and to be called the Morton Stanley Park’.

Rich ponds, remnant orchards and managed wildflower meadows complement the rich views, with the distant Malvern's to the west and Walkwood Coppice to the south, complete with woodland walks.

  • Toilets and Café
  • Animal Kingdom Sculpture Trail
  • Classic views and walks
  • Equipped play areas
  • Skate park
  • Zip wires (please note the seats for the zip wires may be removed during winter so the grass can recover)
  • Turnfly (an inverted, rotating see-saw!)
  • Grass football pitches
  • Woodland walks
  • Disabled parking is available and many of the footpaths are tarmac and suitable for wheelchair and mobility scooter users.

Our café in Morton Stanley Park offers a selection of light refreshments and provides access to toilet facilities.

Café Opening Times

Winter (01st November - 31st March)

  • Everyday from 9am - 4pm (Weather Permitting)

Summer (01st April - 31st October)

  • Everyday from 9am - 5pm.

Phone: 07388 116751
Email: mortonstanleycafe@yahoo.com
Website: Morton Stanley Cafe | Redditch | Facebook

Windmill Drive Car Park

  • Main car park near playground, café and toilets.

Green lane Car Park

  • Parking for Headless Cross Junior Football Club and extra parking is a 0.6 mile (11 min) walk to the main car park. Redditch, B97 5YS

Barbecues are restricted. Here's our barbecue restriction information.

Redditch Ramblers and Redditch Council have worked together to offer self-guided walks in and around Redditch, starting from our parks. 

Find out more here. 

You can refer to our full Morton Stanley Park Management Plan here.

There are lots of outdoor volunteering opportunities if you want to help care for the countryside, wildlife and your community environment. 

Find out more here. 

Redditch Citizen Science

Biodiversity Project

Help us discover and record the plants and wildlife living in your local parks. From the largest trees to the smallest insects, join us in a project to monitor local biodiversity

Find out more about the diversity project here

  Would you like to contact us? Here are our contact details

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