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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Getting here
52.42141, -1.92824
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for 9 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
Free picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
Free playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Azure Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾ Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail East Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail West Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Millstream Way Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Birmingham Platinum Jubilee Walkway Walking route 19 km ▾ A circular walkway to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee marked by pavement bronze plaques at 20 points of special significance to the people of Birmingham. Unveiled by HRH The Earl of Wessex.
Named route Ref PJW Length 19 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Merrits Brook Greenway Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rea Valley Route Cycling route ▾ NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
Named route Ref Rea Valley
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾ Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 55 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Friends of Cotteridge Park
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‹ › Facilities 🅿️ Parking
4 nearby · Free · 98m
✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
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Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 2025
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Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2025
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2025
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus2025
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
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