Woodgate Valley Country Park parkrun

Bus: The 23 bus stops right outside the park on Clapgate Lane. It runs between Bartley Green and the city centre via Harborne.

From the car park walk past the visitor centre and downhill along the path between two fields. Please keep quiet along this path so you don’t disturb the horses in the adjacent fields. The start line is at the bottom of the hill where the paths intersect. The start can also be reached by walking along the Bourne Brook pathway [west] towards Halesowen.

From the M5: Leave the motorway at exit 3. Turn left at the roundabout onto Manor Way (A456). Take the first left onto Lapal Lane South. Turn left onto Lye Close Lane, crossing over the M5. Turn right onto Woodgate Lane and then left (first exit) at the roundabout onto Clapgate Lane. The car park will be on the left hand side.

From central Birmingham: Take the Hagley Road (A456) from the Five Ways roundabout at the end of Broad Street. Turn left onto Wolverhampton Road South (A4123) by the Amber Tavern. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto West Boulevard. At the next roundabout take the 3rd exit to stay on West Boulevard. Go straight over the next roundabout. Take the 3rd exit onto Stonehouse Lane at the following roundabout. Continue straight onto Clapgate Lane. The car park will be on the right hand side.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Cogs, 183 Spies Lane, B62 9SJ (1.3 miles away). Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Cogs, 183 Spies Lane, B62 9SJ (1.3 miles away) - please come and join us!

Woodgate Valley Country Park parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
  The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Woodgate Valley Country Park parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email woodgatevalleycountrypark@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.