page_title: Redditch
section_title: Arrow Valley Country Park
hierarchical_section_title: Redditch / Places of interest / Arrow Valley Country Park
caption_attribution_description: Arrow Valley Lake in Arrow Valley Park, Redditch, Worcestershire. Taken by DKJackson in December 2005. The Redditch Sailing Club building is visible on the right. The water tower in Headless Cross is visible on the horizon - this is a familiar Redditch landmark visible around the town.
context_page_description: Redditch is a town, and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately 15 miles south of Birmingham. The district has a population of 85,000 as of 2019. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry. At one point 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its neighbourhoods.
  In the 1960s it became a model for modern new town planning.
context_section_description: Redditch has 900 acres (3.6 km²) of public open space in Arrow Valley Country Park. This incorporates the 30-acre (120,000 m²) Arrow Valley Lake, fed by the River Arrow. The park incorporates a Local Nature Reserve, Proctor's Barn Meadow.
  The Arrow Valley Countryside centre, opened in 2000 in the Country Park, has a lakeside café, gift shop and an interactive exhibition. The lake is also used for water sports. There are four waymarked trails for walking and cycling around the lake and through the Country Park. There is a skate park in the south of the park with walks along the river Arrow through the Country Park to the Forge Mill Museum in the north. There are interactive events and family activities at the Countryside Centre and a comprehensive children's play area.
caption: View across Arrow Valley Lake
exif: {"Image XPComment": "[80, 0, 104, 0, 111, 0, 116, 0, 111, 0, 32, 0, 98, 0, 121, 0, 32, 0, 68, 0, ... ]", "Image XPAuthor": "DKJackson"}