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KEY HILL CEMETERY

3 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.49084, -1.91442

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Wait-a-bit — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Wait-a-bit — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

15 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syritta pipiens, Marmalade Hoverfly +17 more · last seen 2026

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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35 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route

Balsall Heath Tree Trail EastWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Balsall Heath Tree Trail WestWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Sandwell Park Colliery TrailWalking route3.2 km▾

The trail follows the remains of a tramway that was used to transport coal from the Sandwell Park Colliery Jubilee Pit to railway sidings and a canal wharf. It is now an area of natural beauty with plenty of wildlife, scenic views, and roaming livestock.

Named routeRef SPCTLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

The Findings TrailWalking route▾

Tourism/ history walking route from the city centre to the Jewellery Quarter and back. Marked by pavement plates. Designed by Laura Potter

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Cobble Walkpublic footpath · 160 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mSurface pavedPath type: footway

Unett Walkpublic footpath · 90 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mPath type: footway

Capstone Avenuepublic footpath · 61 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mSurface pavedPath type: footway

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Cycling

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163 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network 5 DiversionCycling route▾

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Rea Valley RouteCycling route▾

NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route

Named routeRef Rea Valley

[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km▾

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

Jewellery Quarter Pop Up Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef Pop UpLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 533Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 533National Cycle Network

SCWIP Cycle Route 2Cycling route▾

Named routeRef SCWIP CR2Local cycle route

About this historic site

Grade II* registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

13,855 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

13,855 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds59 species

autumn

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull

+54 more species

All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CootFulica atra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PintailAnas acuta2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025

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Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Domestic Dog · Red Fox

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Insects20 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird

+15 more species

All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025

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Plants3 species

spring

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Liverwort · Springy Turf-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,855 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds59 species

autumn

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull

+54 more species

All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CootFulica atra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PintailAnas acuta2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025

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Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Domestic Dog · Red Fox

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Insects20 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird

+15 more species

All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025

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Plants3 species

spring

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Liverwort · Springy Turf-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Key Hill Cemetery, Jewellery Quarter

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Photos

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Key Hill Cemetery, Jewellery Quarter

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Café

Wait-a-bit · 201m

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Parking

Jewellery Quarter Car Park · Paid · 130m

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Toilets

2 · 192m away

✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

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🐕Dogs welcome

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